Dear Mr. Trump,
I am writing to introduce myself. I am one of approximately 60,467,601 Americans who did NOT vote for you for President. To put this in perspective for you, 52.5% of US voters did NOT want you for President. Additionally, you should be aware that of the approximately 318,900,000 current citizens of the United States, 258,000,000 did NOT have a say in your election. I hope that this gives you some pause and reason to consider your next and first moves as holder of the office of President.
The Constitution of the United States (which I quote from here and later in this paragraph) declares that a person elected to the Presidency “shall hold his Office.” The key word here is “hold”, meaning to occupy or fill. You are only a temporary custodian of the office. You do...
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I remember the day I first became a racist. It was 2008 and I had just voted for John McCain and Sarah Palin. I was not to thrilled with McCain's voting history but Sarah had me captivated. A woman who had challenged the Republican party and advanced up the ranks in a challenging state, politically and physically. She was confidant, proud of her views, and unashamedly conservative. I was voting on the issues. I was voting for the first woman VP. Most of all, I was an informed voter. I always have been. I review the issues at hand and make a determination on what I believe is the best for my country. Then I vote according to my beliefs.
I had never voted on race. Once could argue I had never been given the chance to vote on race but let me be even more specific; I had...
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Dear Depressed Voters,
On election night my increasing dread morphed into actual nausea when the news anchor called Donald Trump our president-elect. A woman told me the election result elicited the exact same emotions she felt when her cat died. Roughly half the country is experiencing a massive collective grief reaction. This is my attempt to get beyond denial, anger, depression and acceptance (sorry, I didn't see the point in bargaining) and progress to healing and action.
We progressives have been spoiled and lulled into complacency by recent history. We think that social, political, and economic progress are inevitable and all we have to do is sit back and watch. We forget how cyclical history is. The Roman Republic was followed by the Empire and then the dark ages before...
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Dear America,
A lot of people are saying that the large groups of protesters in the major cities across America are whining that their candidate didn’t win. They pin the intolerance on their age, because most of them are millennials, stating that young people are being babies because they didn’t get what they wanted. As our President Elect would say, “Wrong!”
The people bravely marching through the streets are terrified for their country. They believe in an America that is inclusive to everyone, accepting of all religions, genders, races, and sexual orientations. They were told at a very young age that they lived in the land of the free.
This election has undoubtedly shredded through what we thought our America was. Our country was designated as “The Land of the...
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Dear President Elect Donald Trump,
I need, no, we need you to share a message. American women and children need your help. Locker room talk, as the media played it off, has spread a fire like nothing I have ever seen. Your comments were never designated for mature audiences only. Children sat with their parents and watched as recordings reflected what I hope is not the prominent characteristic of your presidency. I thought to myself "we raise our children with morals, his words won't change that." But then something happened that prompted this plea.
A child in a local school, a boy, only nine years old, threatened one of his classmates. He told this little girl, stripping her of her innocence and security, that he hopes "Donald Trump wins President" so he could rape her....
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I woke up at 3am and immediately reached for my phone to see how the election was shaping up. I was sad (though not surprised) to find that Trump would likely become the next President of the United States. I tried to go back to sleep, but I couldn’t resist refreshing the page that was reporting results live. I gave up on sleep and moved to the couch, where I switched between the plethora of social media platforms—all filled with the full spectrum of emotions. I don’t know why I couldn’t put it down, it was clear what was happening. Watching it unfold wouldn’t change anything one way or the other. Finally, around 6am, I went back to bed.
I woke up again at 8:30 with the same feeling you have after something really bad happens. You probably know what I mean—I woke up and, for a second,...
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Donald Trump. You have caused quite a scene in this country. You've lied, cheated, and spewed hate and yet still somehow managed to convince enough of this country that you were qualified to lead us. In the wake of the election night, we have seen a tremendous divide, one that neither you nor your supporters seem to understand.
On my pages, I've seen numerous Trump supporters shame the protests. They've called protesters 'sore losers' and accused them of treating you unfairly. You've even chimed in to do this as well. What you're all missing is the point of their protests.
Throughout your campaign you openly inspired hate towards minorities. You degraded women. You shamed LGBTQ. There is a reason that so many of your supporters feel justified in their hate crimes. There is a reason...
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It’s one o’clock in the afternoon on a hot, sunny Thursday here at San Diego State University. Trump was elected president just two days ago, and I am convinced the citizens of the “United” States of America are already destroying this country more than Donald Trump potentially ever could. I say “United” because right now, at this point in time, the word usage of united is anything but felicitous to be describing our States.
I’ve been trying to study in the library since 11 a.m. for three difficult tests in Organic Chemistry, Microbiology, and Psychology I have next week. After the past two disruptive hours of not being able to study while only listening to enraged protesters outside the library shouting “Not our President”, “Never Trump”, and profanity in regards to President-elect...
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Dear President-Elect Trump,
I did not vote for you. I was pretty certain that I wouldn’t vote for you the minute that you rode down that elevator and my decision was confirmed again and again throughout your campaign as things that you said reflected a lack of empathy for other people that I still find disturbing – from supporting torture to gross generalizations about entire races and religions. Despite my misgivings, though, you won enough votes in enough places to become the president of these United States – my president.
In your victory speech you claimed that you would be a president for all Americans. You even asked for the help of those who didn’t vote for you – just a little over half of the population of our country. I sincerely hope that you meant that request. Even...
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I did not vote for you but I will respect your victory. I am a veteran teacher and principal and feel that adults should model the behaviors we expect from children. As you traveled the country giving speeches, you did not act the way I would want my students to see as an example.
I need you to know that today was traumatic for children in schools all over this country.
They cried because they are afraid their families will no longer be parents bound to one another by law. They cried because they are afraid that their friends and family will be deported. They cried because they are disabled and feel that you make fun of them. They are terrified that others will copy your behavior.
Imagine teaching a room full of traumatized children as the result of a presidential election.
I...
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