The media is all abuzz that Trump is working on Thanksgiving Day. What should seem like a good thing is still being spun as a bad thing. When will the media move on and embrace trump? Maybe never. It seems that social media has provided more opportunities for people who were unhappy with Trump winning the electoral college to band together and organize protests most easily. While many people are unhappy about the protests, and I totally understand why, I think it's the essence of thriving Democracy here in our great nation. The fact that peaceful protests are allowed and that people can complain and organize petitions means that our freedoms still exist and we must claim them if we want to keep them. The freedom to gather peacefully, to protest, our freedoms of speech and religion... all of these are fundamental to democracy. Really, even being able to sit during the national anthem when you are on television is a great expression of those freedoms. Again, not my favorite expression, but I'm glad to see that it is an option.
I recently read an article about what democracy in America looks like today by USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2016/11/24/eb-white-colin-kaepernick-what-does-democracy-mean-today/94344960/
The article discusses what democracy looked like 70 years ago, centuries ago, and now. How do you justify a president winning the electoral college and losing the popular vote by about 2 million votes? To be honest, I think people just don't understand how the electoral college works and why it was necessary centuries ago - and why it still is!
All I know for sure is that this great nation still has thriving democracy and I am proud to be a part of it.
Great Post! Although I am one who does not agree with the outcome of the election, I do believe that it is time to move on. I think that this change will either make or break us as a nation but we will get through it. Also, people are never satisfied with anything someone they do not care for does. There will always be something negative in everything or something they could have done better. This is the society we live in lol. No one is ever completely satisfied.
ReplyDeleteI think this is a great and thoughtful post, and I also completely agree with Candycane's comment above. I know many people who strongly disagreed with the election results; some have chosen to accept it and move on/just continue to pray for our nation/have hope for the future/etc., while others are still angry and fighting against the country's choice. Despite one's political views, I personally think that the best way to spark the positive changes that many seek is to come together and work together as a unified people, no matter who is in office or which party holds the power, in order to make our society a better place and improve our relations moving forward.
ReplyDeleteIt will take time for people to heal from the election, but people need to understand that there are ways to limit a president's power as the president doesn't contain full control of the government. If Trump proves to be unworthy, then he can be kept in check till the next election.
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