As I am sure everyone knows, the United States of America
very recently elected Donald Trump as their next president. With these results came quite a lot of
controversy. Many people claim that
Trump is a racist, and those people began to wonder how a racist could possibly
be elected as the president of this cultural mixing pot of a country. Quite a few know-it-alls claimed to have answer:
“The minorities didn’t all go out to vote, and that’s how Trump got elected” or
“If more of the minorities took the time to place their vote, this wouldn’t have
happened.”
Well, I am here to say that it is NOT the minorities fault
that Trump was elected president. As it
has been said many times throughout this class, racism is systemic, and
therefore, only whites can be racist, as they are the only ones to reap the
benefits. By this definition, therefore,
wouldn’t it be the whites’ job to recognize racism and do something about
it? Aren’t they the ones in the
positions of power required to make a drastic social change?
It is easy to make the minorities of our country a scapegoat
for this election. However, if someone
is truly upset by the outcome of this presidential election, I would advise them
to first look to themselves, and then those other whites who may have voted for
Trump, despite the fact he is openly racist.
If they could overlook his blatant racist, and still consciously choose
to elect him into a high place of power, they are the reason this election went
the way it did. It is not the minorities
fault, regardless of how many or few of them voted last Tuesday. I think that is an issue that needs to be
addressed. Don’t place blame on easy
targets for the conscious decisions made by those in the highest positions of
power in this country.
I completely agree with you that the outcome of the election is not minorities fault; instead we need to look at our own racist issues. Well written!
ReplyDeleteI don't think we have to find "fault" or "blame" with any group. The American people have spoken, and I think it was a combination of many factors:
ReplyDeleteHillary Clinton did not do as well among women as many expected.
Hillary Clinton did not do as well among Latinos as many expected.
Hillary Clinton did not do as well among African Americans as many expected.
Hillary Clinton did not have a clear message during her entire campaign. Instead of "here's why you should vote for me," it was more "this is why the other guy is bad."
The media was way off, thinking their views coincided with the rest of the population.
And... Statistically speaking, Trump did worse than Romney among white voters.
I don't think there is any one particular reason for the result of the election. Race undoubtedly played a part, but there were so many other factors involved.
If this election was such a ghastly mistake by the American people, why does the electoral college currently stand at 290-232? If this what the American voters wanted?
This was such a passionate post, and I appreciate how eloquently you expressed your point of view. Great job outlining your argument!
ReplyDeleteWell written. Your view point is very clear and developed. I also enjoyed how you related this back to one of our first few classes dealing with how minorities do not have the power to change.
ReplyDeleteGreat job on outlining your argument! I completely agree, the results of this election are a direct result of racism and not the fault of a lack of minority voters, as some people like to claim
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with you on this. I feel like people are trying to rationalize the election by citing his "policies" and saying that the good in him out weighs the bad. You had a very strong argument. Great job
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