As average students at LAHS, I am very confident that 90+% of the student body would have voted for Clinton, had we the opportunity. In polls taken in three of my classes, only 2 people said that they were in favor of Trump. So, where did America go wrong?
There are indefinite possibilities for "what went wrong." However, after surveying an extensive amount of articles, I have come to the conclusion that the majority of America just does not have the proper amount of education. Adding on top of this, the new generation of people seem to be much more desensitized and lack empathy. What the Trump supporters are unable to see is that if Trump becomes president, it is not only America that gets affected, but the whole world.
Many analysts have described him as a ticking time bomb, just waiting to go off. If he says something stupid to the wrong country, we can possibly find ourselves wrapped up in another World War. Furthermore, the global markets are "plummeting" as Trump's lead rises according to The New York Times. At the time of this post, the chances of Clinton getting elected are slim to nothing, and if this stays true, there is the potential for "global financial ripple effects." Asian stock markets plummeted and the Mexican peso took its steepest drop against the dollar since 1995. All of this is happening even before Trump takes office. I believe that had all Americans received the same support and education that we do at LAHS the results would have drastically changed. Thoughts?
I have to disagree with you on why people voted for trump. As you can see by the polls in your class almost everyone said they would vote for Hillary. Although you would think that these polls would illustrate how most of the people in the bay area, there is evidence that there were a lot of hidden trump voters. These voters would say in polls and tell others that they were going to vote for Hillary, but in fact they were always going to vote for Trump.
ReplyDeleteWow. The points you bring up are very good. I think what went wrong in this election was not enough people voted. People that didn't like Trump but would have preferred Hillary didn't vote for anyone. These were almost like half votes for Hillary. The affect that you mention, about global markets, is drastic. The DJIA plummeted as much as 900 points as a Trump win came closer to being a reality.
ReplyDeleteTo your point, most of our school would be in favor of Clinton. It's all based on demographic, if you go to a school in the south, I believe it would be completely opposite where 90% would be in favor of Trump. This all builds on to the social norm and society based around where you live in the US and/or your parent's views.
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