Showing posts with label 2016 election. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2016 election. Show all posts
Monday, November 14, 2016
Election Reflection
Good job, America. Over this past week, I have lost count of the number of times I felt embarrassed and ashamed to call myself an American. As someone who fits into over half the categories of people a certain person has insulted, I am terrified. Nobody should be discriminated for their gender, race, sexual orientation, or anything for that matter. Imagine seeing the person you like in the hallway at school and immediately losing your mind because it's apparently no longer safe to love differently. Imagine a certain adult telling you to "cover up", "change your shirt" and "look less like a slut". But this isn't about me. This is about every individual who belongs in each category of people that have faced discrimination over the past who-knows-how-many years. I've read countless tweets and articles about simply unacceptable things that have happened within the span of the past week. I'm sure most of us have joked about moving to Canada to escape this mess (I know I have), but I have decided to stick around for the next four years to fight for progress for the country I have known, at least, up until last Monday. America does not deserve this, and neither do you.
Wednesday, November 9, 2016
Class Discussion about the 2016 Presidential Election - November 9th
Today our class had a discussion regarding the recent presidential election and the results. We discussed the multiple factors which eventually lead to the outcome of Trump winning the election over Clinton.
The discussion was quite interesting. The point that stuck with me most was the fact that Trump had a huge social media presence, which may have contributed to his victory.
The point stuck with me because it is something I definitely saw myself. Trump's social media presence, on Twitter especially, from what I saw, was much greater than Clinton's presence. This social media presence may have allowed people to relate with Trump more, which put more people in his favor.
This connects to the overall idea that Trump won mostly due to the fact that people were able to relate with him. Because of his casual way of speaking and saying whatever he wanted, people saw themselves more in him.
This idea connects to Andrew Jackson, and how saying that he was a "bastard child of a prostitute" actually helped him during the election, because people were able to relate to him through this.
The discussion was quite interesting. The point that stuck with me most was the fact that Trump had a huge social media presence, which may have contributed to his victory.
The point stuck with me because it is something I definitely saw myself. Trump's social media presence, on Twitter especially, from what I saw, was much greater than Clinton's presence. This social media presence may have allowed people to relate with Trump more, which put more people in his favor.
This connects to the overall idea that Trump won mostly due to the fact that people were able to relate with him. Because of his casual way of speaking and saying whatever he wanted, people saw themselves more in him.
This idea connects to Andrew Jackson, and how saying that he was a "bastard child of a prostitute" actually helped him during the election, because people were able to relate to him through this.
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