First off I am thoroughly aware the laughing joke that this
last presidential election was. There is a joke by Gabriel Iglesias on an old
TV Special that stated we should just make presidential elections a reality TV
show with an 800 number at the bottom for voting and call it “Who is Going to
Run This B***h” because American’s are more likely to vote for, at the time,
the next American Idol, versus the presidential election. Somewhere along the
line, someone took him seriously.
Never during the election was I all about Clinton nor was I
all about Trump. I really started to feel like the media must have had to pay
someone off in order to create this monstrosity in order to up ratings. While I
have always wanted someone in office who was smart, could be familiar with the
government handlings, a business (wo)man and most importantly not a politician;
never did I think they were going to say here he is folks, Donald Trump.
But what is done is done. And Happy Inauguration Day.
Pro-Trump, Anti-Trump, Indifferent-Trump it’s all the same. Every single person
should be happy to celebrate a day that comes only every four years. Why?
Because it means that America still exists. It means we still have a fighting
chance of making it till the next Inauguration Day.
There should be none of this boycotting of the Inauguration
by congress members, no #notmypresident. Why? Because it’s a load of crap. It
wouldn’t matter if the situations were reversed and it was #shesnotmypresident.
He is your president. You are (assumingly) an American citizen and things like
this just make us a laughing stock of the greater world population. When you
have citizens not to mention congress
refusing to acknowledge a president that just makes America weak. It makes us
look like what regrettably, we really are. A bunch of unruly heathens who
skipped kindergarten and never learned to play well with others.
All this election has done is create one big
self-destruction button on America and it has gone too far. The great thing
about America is we have the right to believe what we believe and the right to
expression of those beliefs. But everyone is just running around like a bunch
of playground bullies, pushing, shoving and belittling people and stealing
lunch money every chance they get.
To both democrats and republicans. It’s time to stop the
whole high school clique situation we live in and start acting like mature,
responsible adults trying to raise families and keep a country afloat so we
have an America to leave to our children. You have to learn to work with each
other and compromise, (see another Kindergarten word of the day). Learn it’s
okay to agree with an idea even if the proposer isn’t red or isn’t blue. The
founding fathers themselves knew a two party system was to be our down fall and
they were right.
Life isn’t always black or white sometimes we have to see
the grey and look at both sides of the scenarios. Personally I love the idea
concept of Obamacare or the Affordable Health Care Act, whatever name you know
it by. Do I think that it was a fairytale? Heck yes it was. Because while it
worked successfully for some it screwed others. Just the way Washington intends
things. I don’t want people to lose their coverage, for my personal situation I
just want one minor detail to change. Don’t force me to have health insurance.
I couldn’t afford it before, I still can’t afford it now but I have a plan that
for two years I paid outrageously for that has never shelled out a dime, just
so I don’t get fined.
We have to meet part way on immigration. Do I think the wall
is a bit of a stretch? Hell yes I do. The Berlin wall was insanity and how long
ago was it that China built their great wall to keep out invaders? And did that
work? No because it’s just a wall. So we have to learn to deal with
deportation. Even though the idea of removing families is heartbreaking America
can barely take care of its legal citizens let alone its illegals. For those of
you who follow up with the argument, “Anyone who is not pure Native American
Indian is an illegal immigrant,” let me tell you, you are most certainly right.
And for those of you who may know your Native American history or ever watched
a Western, let me remind you, them trusting immigrants and helping them not to
starve to death in the holiday we now call Thanksgiving, is what truly screwed
them royally. This country was built on immigrants… that stole everything from
the Native Americans. That is why we must be just a little more cautious when
it comes to immigration. Every history teacher we ever had told us we must study
history so not to repeat it. Let’s not repeat it shall we?
Now that we have brought up repeating history, bring on the
people who think Trump is the next Hitler and will bring back segregation and
all that it stands for. First off, there has been more racial tension under
Obama than there has been in last fifty years. You have to be living under a
rock to think differently. Secondly, if you think for one tiny second that
Trump by just sitting in the White House will be responsible for hate growing
that’s ignorant. Because we are the only people who are responsible for hate.
Only ourselves can be responsible for how we treat others and how we let others
treatment of us effect how we feel. There is always going to be hate in the
world; that is just part of life. I am not saying toss out the definition of
hate crimes and stop fighting bullies, not in the least. But take part in
solution by treating others the way you want to be treated and teaching your
children the same thing!
But seriously these whole “safe zone” for “feelings” for
college aged people, that is a little farfetched folks.
At the end of Friday just remember, you are American we have
to be proud to be American or what’s the point? We have to be United we Stand,
Divided we fall. It’s been too long since this country has been united in
anything. So at least let’s be untied in our pride for our home. Even if we are
not happy about the next White House residences lets at least be united in our
respect for Trump out of the respect for his office. If we can’t even agree on
that we might as well be painting a giant target on ourselves for attack and
for failure. Inauguration Day begins a new chapter in America’s story book,
Trump doesn’t write all those next pages. Every elected official in DC has the
ability to make its mark, as does each and every American.
Happy Inauguration day for those of you who made it this far
in my rant and give a hoot about Trump taking office. Most importantly, Happy
Friday and God Bless.
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