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Our World Would Be Better If Ellen Degeneres Were President

Dancing, kindness and laughter prevail.

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Our World Would Be Better If Ellen Degeneres Were President

Sit back into that couch or office chair, close your eyes and imagine a world filled with kindness, laugher, dancing, giving and positivity. “It could never happen,” you say but also, you’re wrong. With Ellen DeGeneres as president we’d have all of these magical things and I suspect, even more. (Chevy Malibu’s for anyone who doesn’t have a car! $10,000 from Shutterfly for walking the old lady across the street!)

First and foremost we would encourage not discourage diversity; I’m talking to you, Donald Trump. Ellen is the most including and accepting person ever, coming from someone who hasn’t even met her to know this. I know from watching the way she welcomes anyone who does good in the world with open arms, and isn’t that what should matter? Not the color of our skin, who we love, the way we look, what we believe in, but if we are good? She has that figured out.

People wouldn’t be solely reprimanded for the terrible things they’ve done, but there would be recognition for the good things done, too. This would happen more than just the last three minutes of the 6 o’clock newscast. Ellen recognizes awesome people on her show every day; this would be one of her main points as president as well. We have a lot of cool people in our country and she would absolutely recognize them; maybe even give them a personally crafted gift for doing so.

Random dance breaks would be a thing. I imagine around 2 o’clock a siren goes off countrywide, signaling everyone to break out of their cubicle and bust a move. Twitch would broadcast that Usher song through every radio and TV possible. Basically, we would dance, and we would dance a lot.

All of those boring presidential debates would start with an unforgettable monologue. You know the kind, something seemingly irrelevant but hilarious that ties into a serious issue. Her speeches would be funny too and they would always end with, "Be kind to one another."

Ellen’s celebrity endorsements would be through the roof. With so many famous people willing to vote for her, I don’t think she would even need a campaign. It would be like, “Ellen Degeneres is running for president,” and then she becomes president the next day and our lives change forever.

She would go out of her way to make people feel comfortable in their own skin. Something she already does, even through a TV screen, would be one of her main movements within the country. By being unapologetically herself in front of the entire world, she encourages others to do the same and be confident with it.

The population of our country would triple. With a president so kind, loving and hilarious, people from seemingly perfect places would be flocking to the United States and Ellen would probably hug each and every one of them, ask them their name, where they’re from and what they do for a living.

For more persuading, check out a day with Ellen as president.

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