And we just voted for Donald J. Trump to be our next President of the United States? Wait… that can’t be right. WE, the people of the United States of America, just voted to make hate great again? WE voted for misogyny and sexism, racism and homophobia?
I do not understand. Aren’t WE a country of immigrants? Don’t WE pride ourselves on our diversity, our mix of cultures, and peoples, and languages?
When I saw the results I felt saddened and personally hurt. This vote was not just a vote for a rich, white man; this was a vote for oppression, for bigotry, for hatred; this was a vote against me and against others that I care about. I don’t know what we did to inspire so much hate. Is it the religion we practice? Is it the color of our skin? Is it our sex or our desire to love a person no matter their sex?
I’m not sure what we did to get to this place we are now in-this dark, hateful, depressing world, which we continue to inhabit, but I do know that we’re stuck here, so we need to fight even harder to protect our rights and the rights of those around us. It is the most vulnerable at risk- the minorities, the undocumented, the low-income people of this nation. We all must stand together and work even harder to ensure that America continues to be a nation where all can have life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Today I am not proud to be an American and I don’t feel very free. I know men died to get us here and to fight for liberty, but now I stand up next to you and I express myself today because I have some faith in this land and I ask you to help protect our U.S.A.
Marrux 