The elephant in the room has spoken. Post Election Day comments are looming in every facet. The world is in shock and disbelief that Donald Trump is the president-elect.
Many people thought it was an impossible feat for the offensively outspoken candidate to win. While political analysts rushed to define the Trump’s voter demographic, one thing was clear: there is an undeniable racist and sexist undertone in America.
What some failed to consider was the elephant in the room, the voter demographic who shared Trump’s racist, sexist, and misogynist views.
How do we know this? The aftermath of the election is proof in the pudding. Reports across the nation of children — that’s right, children — and adults taunting others with racist comments and actions.
In Michigan, one of the deciding states in the election, middle school students were recorded chanting “build a wall” to minority students.
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Who teaches children this type of behavior? It most likely comes from their parents who, like Trump, are racist and entitled. They relish the thought of “Make America Great Again.” That slogan is a racist dog whistle – one that implies that the “other” has sullied the country that some (read: White) Americans think is theirs, and theirs alone.
The Trump voter demographic wasn’t concerned about his plans to repeal Obamacare or reduce taxes. His plan for America was shallow at best. Insults and accusations formed the bedrock of his campaign. Trump’s supporters backed him because his comments resonated with theirs.
Tit for Tat Behavior
President Obama is leaving the White House with a legacy of being one of the best presidents, but the Trump demographic disagrees. It has nothing to do with what he has done, but the mere fact that many of them believe a Black man should never be in control.
For Trump supporters, his rhetoric was a platform to play a game of tit for tat. Because of what they considered an offense of a Black man running the country, Trump was the candidate for them to think they were proving a point.
America has much more to fear than Trump leading the country because the elephant in the room has spoken and America has a serious problem.
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