*This blog posting was inspired by a spirited discussion with a good friend.
Today Donald Trump officially became the 45th President of the United States of America. Even writing it doesn't feel right. It's like being trapped in an absurd SNL skit. But it happened. He's the President. Many of us are going back and forth as to why and how Trump became POTUS. Discussions range from Hillary's arrogance to DNC corruption to Russia to Bernie Sanders not being on the ticket. But me being me I have to lay the blame squarely where I feel it belongs. While there may be some truth to all of those things, at the end of the day white America chose Donald J. Trump. That is the one undeniable truth. That fact cannot be argued.
Let's be real. We can go back and forth about why we think white America openly chose an inexperienced, bigoted, racist, xenophobic, Islamaphobic, closet Klansman, but at the end of the day the fact remains that is exactly what they did. To me, that screams two words: white nationalism. Donald Trump is the most unqualified candidate to ever seek the office. He has no political or military experience. He has an almost child like temperament. His outrageous behavior is well documented. His racism, his sexism and misogyny, his xenophobia, his Islamaphobia, and his narcissistic foolishness has all been on full display since the primaries. The very real possibility exist that he hasn't paid a dime in taxes in over two decades. He is a lying, conniving carnival barker. White America chose him anyway. That should tell you something.
He ran on a platform of hatred. Let's be real. He ran on building walls and deporting Mexicans and Muslims. He ran on bringing lawless minorities under control. He ran on putting "America first". He ran on raw, blatant white nationalism. That was his entire platform. And he won.
Now I know that is difficult for some to accept. They don't want to believe that their white "friends" or coworkers who voted for Trump are the bigoted individuals that they truly are. So they have come up with several excuses for them. They talk about how flawed a candidate Hillary was. They talk about how different the outcome would be if only Bernie Sanders were on the ticket. They do these things while ignoring the obvious. That white people felt a man endorsed by the KKK was a reasonable alternative. That an open racist with no political experience was a option. They play the game of "what if" while conveniently ignoring that their friends and coworkers rationalized voting for a bigoted buffoon.
It's time to let go of what if. It's time let go of Bernie Sanders. He's not now nor has he ever been our saviour. His comments about Jeff Sessions proves that much (and highlights why he did so poorly with PoC in the primaries). It's time to let all of that go IMO. We need to recognize our enemy, roll up our sleeves, and be ready to fight. Because Donald Trump and his ilk are preparing for us. Steve Bannon is proof of that. Jeff Sessions is proof of that. Make no mistake about it. We damn well better get prepared for them.
For all the arguments that can be made there is one fact that cannot be disputed. White America voted for Donald J. Trump. He won the majority of votes in every white demographic. They wanted him. The sooner we accept that, the sooner we will learn to identify who are friends and enemies really are. Thanks for reading.
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