The Circle of Hate and Hypocrisy

We seem to be at the pinnacle of the cycle of hatred that exists in politics. Never have two sets of people been so far divided, and only dividing the centre even more. With reference to US politics, this happens every four years, with Republicans spreading hate for Obama, or Democrats spreading hate for Bush. Now, however, with the advent of social media and antidisestablishmentarianism amongst the media conglomerates, we're left with a divide of hate never seen before.

The largest issue I have with this, is when one side is victor, the predictable happens; the losers cry out and protest, whereas the winners comment about the hypocrisy of the losers since the losers complained when the winners protested the years before, when the roles were reversed. So it's a cycle of hate, and has been since, well, wheels have existed. Now however, we're on the verge of anarchy, the peak of this wheel, since Trump has been elected. The left, and anti-right, see him as a symbol of hatred, and use their own hatred to combat him and his supporters. The right, and anti-left, choose to fight fire with fire, and fuel the chaos until something snaps.

Snapping, although, can be prevented. Donald Trump is the human fire extinguisher, who can stop the cycle from grinding down on those with hate but rather tell them to stop. He's already partly done this, but until he's president this wheel will keep turning.

Onto more appropriate issues, such as the legitimisation of the left's accusation that Trump is an idol of hate. He isn't. He's simply the man to those of hate (more specifically, KKK, neo-nazis, [bigots, basically, with no other cause that someone else's pain]) who is more favourable. The same way that Clinton was voted for by extreme socialists, this, surprisingly, doesn't make her the next Lenin. Trump does have a way with words that might be off to some people, too common or not presidential enough; which is a perfectly valid excuse, because of democracy and all. But he isn't a symbol of hate, but rather a suppression of it. Without Trump, Cruz, or Carson was a likely nominee and possible president. This would have been catastrophic. Trump is seen a symbol for hate because the media has propped him up to be this major disaster, this instigator of war. Whereas, a majority of his policies, views and ideals are moderate to left, only a handful are right wing. The media are the one's in control of how Trump is viewed, and they're the instigators of war, and the major disasters, since they are the ones turning the wheel.

The common theme isn't the presidents, the bias, the scandals or the public's response. The common theme is the system we live in, either in the UK or US. The issue is that the public isn't voting for who they want to lead, but rather they're voting against the person they want to see lose. It's a wheel because of the electoral systems we live under and they control who stays in power. Democrat or Republican, Labour or Conservative, it doesn't matter anymore since either one will always be in power. Voting reform is the biggest issue with any election, but instead of protesting against first past the post, the media swings the attention of hate towards the winner. But in this scenario, no one is the winner, and we hate them anyway.

The American Dream 2: Starring Donald J. Trump

Winston Churchill was a genocidal colonist. Mother Teresa made thousands suffer. Martin Luther King Junior had a mistress, JFK had many more. Ernest Hemingway was abusive to his wives. Theodore Roosevelt hated the natives, Christopher Columbus enslaved and butchered them. Lincoln was racist. So was Gandhi. These are some of the greatest minds, people, idols. Our heroes are measured on who they are, but what they achieve. I’m not endorsing horrific behaviour, but saints are made through suffering and change, not by tradition.

Donald J. Trump will be the one of the best presidents the United States have ever seen. He will divide the country, he will alienate some, and he will be an idol of hatred. But after his initial spiral downwards, he will create a unity amongst the country never seen before. This partisanship of the people will be brought out by his one main message; fighting the system. The system that had brought down so many, has destroyed lives and fought against change. The middle class of America is no more, what was once a vibrant prosperous nation is a void of personal debt, dead-end lives and hatred. The people, however, used the only thing they had, and on the 8th of November, the people of America realised that the American Dream is dead.

It's not what he's promised, but him as an idea; a never-elected before candidate won over a former First Lady, first woman candidate, Secretary of State. It's that he is the change people needed not because of what he says, but who he is. Now both parties are in disarray and complete malfunction because there's nothing stopping Trump 2.0 coming in 2020/2024. The parties, the government, Wall Street, the media now have to actually care about the working class, otherwise they will face demise.

His ideals, his policies do not matter, his ideas and engagement are just a medium for the people to actually get their voice heard. He won, not on hate, but for love of the American people who have nothing, but used to have everything. Trump, as a concept, will change politics forever, will change people's lives forever; and for most people, any change can only be good.

Trump is the American Dreams resurrection. It’s the notion that anyone can do anything. That the people can rise up and stop this cyclic system of capitalistic fascism. President-Elect Trump will pave a way for those outsiders and believers for years to come. Candidates like Sanders, like Stein, those who think differently than what the DNC or GOP want them to think, will have an actual change. Now is not the time for protests or violence. Now is the time for American Heroes, who will push the boundaries of the system, and begin a new wave of prosperity. Too long have the majority been pushed down, and now they know it. Donald J. Trump is not an idol of hatred, but an inspiration for how the hatred can change. He is the hope people need and he is the light to end their darkness. 

There is no knowing whether he will achieve greatness, the only thing we now is, at the end of his tenure, how influential Barack Obama has been. He’s been a substantially good president, through criticism from the House and Senate, and he achieved not what was great, but what was hard. Now we carry on his message from one president to the next: Hope.