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A Letter For Hillary Clinton And Her Supporters

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A Letter For Hillary Clinton And Her Supporters
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Dear Hillary (and all her supporters)

I grew up in a household of a single mother. I was raised to believe that any woman could have power, could have equality and the skills necessary to build a life with a good moral compass. But, as I continued to grow older I realized that in our society, although how far women have come, they are still so behind. Equal pay is not yet a thing, men have not yet stopped their sexism-- and neither have women. Women are still seen as objects. So when I saw that you (Hillary) were running for president and that many people were backing you up, I was more than euphoric. I had faith and hope, I looked at this and I saw so much progress. Not just a women, but a strong candidate that supports the social issues of those in America who are of all races, all genders, and all sexualities. Someone who targets every community-- living by the motto "Stronger Together." Endorsed by the current president of our nation, who did a great service to our country for eight whole years.

Then, standing on the other side of the debate room, was your Republican opponent. A conservative man from New York City, whose idea of sacrifice is working hard and making millions of dollars. A man who rallies people together by making fun of disabled, LGBTQ people, and those of another race. A man who thinks that taking away the rights of women, taking away the rights of blacks and taking away the rights of anyone but a cis-gendered, straight white man, will make America great again. He is the complete opposite end of the spectrum, his people are the ones that say women should get over rape and are the ones that think America belongs to those who are white and Christian. Yet, you(Hillary) receive backlash for emails that at the time were not actually illegal. You are thought to have been the "murderer" of lives and corrupt. You were dragged on about these issues that you had no malice intent about. But when Trump announces that he is going to deport American citizens he gets an audience to shout "USA! USA! USA!"

Going into this Election Day I woke up at 6am on Tuesday morning so I could go out and vote-- in my first election, may I add. I stood in line with my mother on that cold morning, feeling warm. I was so excited because I thought the next day I would wake up to the first female president. Less than 100 years ago, women were not even allowed to vote, and here I am, standing in line voting for a woman president. As I filled out my ballot, I had so much joy and so much hope. I thought this nation would be such a great, beautiful place that would be rebuilt. I took to Facebook and looked at all the women out there announcing that they voted in their pantsuits and that they had tears in their eyes. Then, as I watched the election results that night my hope slowly diminished as I looked at our nation become so divided, I cried because I feared what was to come.

How could this be? How could a bigot, sexist, racist man become president over this intelligent, genuine woman? I watched as Hillary's campaign crumpled and it felt like a family member had died. I looked at faces of misunderstanding and astonishment-- I felt it, too.

So I am sorry. I am so sorry that after working so hard and for so long you(Hillary) lose to a man with no background in this. I am so sorry that you(Hillary) knew this was not how it should've turned out and it still happened. I'm sorry for the things about to be witnessed, and I'm sorry Trump will make us take a step back when you(Hillary) were about to help us take a step forward. And I'm so, so sorry that people cannot see this was a mistake.

But mainly, I'm so sorry America.

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