The most reflective and logical statement I have heard during this election came from a 5-year-old. The upper grades held mock elections on Tuesday; some of my 5-7 year olds had been inculcated by their parents about who the "right" person to vote for would be, others had no idea who Trump and Hilary were. One of our more thoughtful and observant 5-year-old voters explained his rationale in casting a vote for Trump: "If he becomes President, he will learn to be a better, kinder person."
Amidst all the "awfulizing" in which adults love to partake on Facebook (I'm guilty!) and in their "water cooler" conversations, I want to stand apart. Perhaps this office will help Trump to evolve into a better person, perhaps this is part of his life path toward self-realization. Who are we, as others, to say it is not? Even the human beings we consider the worst were all innocent children who were inculcated by parents, friends, and culture; who went astray, and were/are doing the best they can with what they know and have been taught. Wife-beaters, murderers, nepotists, and politicians are no different from you or I, excepting the fact that they are further down the Self-evolutionary ladder. Let's hope that Trump is on his path toward change and that some of his ideas will benefit this country. There's no need to like, respect, or agree, but vitriol and hate (and teaching children to be afraid), puts us at his level. Let's stay at our level and remember we have power over our own lives and happiness. If you don't like the state of the country, do something about it or move. Refuse to pay taxes, don't participate in our robber-baron insurance scams...find another way... or just leave the country. I promise you, there are much better places to live than in the USA, but they are going to have their own political issues as well. To paraphrase Kurt Russell in Tombstone: Throw down boy, don't just stand there and bleed. Let's hope Trump does make America great again, or at least brings everything to a crashing and burning end quickly so we can start to rebuild sooner rather than suffer longer.
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