Donald Trump's campaign has been built off of white nationalist fears. These fears bring about violence at rallies and high numbers of vitriolic language on social media. The candidacy of Donald Trump has also brought about this fermented disdain of the media. While complaints of a "liberal media bias" are not new, the jeering of the press core is. Many Trump supporters I would hope do not condone violence, but with November 8th coming more and more close, this election is no longer about Donald Trump. This election is about the Trump voter. Who are you? What do you believe in?
Those two questions are going to help American democracy in the long run. Donald Trump has come to the public spotlight and will hopefully leave it on November 9th. His supporters will continue to participate in elections. For the future of this country and in order for us to get to any place of understanding, there are four important questions that must be asked of his supporters.
1. Your candidate has said that he wants to "Make America Great Again". Can you name is century or decade where America was truly great?
2. If you can, can you also see why another group of people in this country can see that century or decade as not great?
3. Donald Trump has made lewd comments about women and women's body parts, then excused them as locker room talk. If you found out that your child made similar comments to Donald Trump, would you discipline them?
4.) In all three debates that Donald Trump participated in with Hillary Clinton, he has bragged about having less experience that she has. 30 years to none in government service. If you applied for an American Express Platinum Card with a credit score of 300, do you reasonably think that you have a chance of getting it?
With these four questions answered, we can see if there is any hope that our country can come together around common morals and deceny standards or if we are going to forever be embattled in hate and disagreements.