This is a four chapter piece about the year since the 2016 American election that has changed everything, from the upset win to the current political climate Americans face today.
The Final Chapter:
Me
November 2016 was the nail in the coffin for what was probably the worst year in my life. And it was more than just the election, it was all the tragedies we experienced, all the hatred that has revitalized itself and became public, and just seeing a hopeless situation look even more hopeless. Bernie Sanders was my man, remains my man, and has completely changed my views on my personal politics and ultimately all the political parties. Now the Republican Party reveals themselves to whether be racist or okay with racism or just selfish enough to never truly care about anyone outside their social circle---with gun control, refugees, immigration, and treatment of Puerto Rico being the defining examples. In the meantime, the Democratic Party has become a very angry party full of inner bickering and backstabbing, from Hillary’s book to Warren and Brizile making wild claims about Hillary’s money diluting the fairness of the primaries.
And for the record, I won’t say the DNC was rigged, but it was severely in favor of Hillary from the beginning, and nobody else had a shot (Poor Martin O’Malley). And of course, the third-party, the Green party, the Libertarian Party, they are all jokes. Well-meaning, but still jokes. Jill Stein saying Hillary is just as bad as Trump is about as ridiculous a statement as you can make. But that’s the past, and I am doing my best to look ahead.
Ahead is simple: continue to battle Trump’s ridiculous policies, continue to help out the Hispanic community (which has become completely ignored by Trump and the Republicans), and of course prepare for the next election which should allow for many important changes and more parity in Washington D.C. And if come 2020 we don’t have Bernie running, then I just might consider third-party, for the first time, who knows? All I do know is American politics has become a mess and needs some serious changes.
We need Obama’s ability to listen to both sides of the debate. Obama listened to both sides before signing off on his Obamacare, and although it’s far from perfect it’s a step in the right direction. We need Sanders’ energy about redistributing the wealth, as we are the richest country not named China yet don’t spend enough of it on important things like education, farming, climate change, and agriculture. Let me reiterate this again: Bernie Sanders says we need to save Puerto Rico, and I completely agree with him, as the United States has messed up that island for far too long. Bail them out, fix the business and importing laws, and give Puerto Rico more freedom to be its own entity.
We need Hillary’s fight to bring women and men closer together in terms of respect and of course working wages. We need Trump’s impeachment if we have enough evidence of the Russia collusion. Not saying we have enough now, but there’s enough smoking so that the paperwork can get started. Lastly we need to unite as a country and not just as two political parties under the same roof. We need to listen better, so that we can make improvements in gun control, taxes, and of course universal health. We just need to stop being divided, stop being overly offended, and try to collectively become a better society. Please.
2016 Election wasn’t the end of the world, but was a Pandora’s Box for a lot of ugliness that we would not have experienced if Hillary had won, and especially if Bernie had won. Hopefully we can learn from this and move towards a better America.
P.S. Hollywood, collectively you’ve become hypocritical scum, and I’m highly disappointed in the culture you’ve created.
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