Thank You Trump

I'm thankful for Trump.
He has demonstrated that the "roots" of our country- unification, acceptance, equality- have "grown accustomed to the poison" that allows for racial and socioeconomic chasms. He has revealed that as a country, we have work to do to rectify our giant leap backwards. On November 8th, we validated racism, Islamophobia, homophobia, bigotry, and sexism. I cried tears of red, white, and blue, but they weren't for me. They were for minorities, Muslims, the LGBT community, and immigrants- those who are equally protected under our Constitution.
I'm thankful for Trump.
He has shown that people have stopped listening to each other. In a time of anger and confusion in our political atmosphere, it's crucial that we take the time to listen to the opposing side because our country is truly stronger together. No, not all liberals are abortion-loving, tree-hugging, and stoned hippies. No, not all conservatives are uneducated, incestual, white rednecks. Years of political divide and fearful, angry political rhetoric have given rise to extremism on both sides of the political spectrum- Trump being a direct result of that.

While those on the Right have launched attacks on minorities, Muslims, the LGBT community, and immigrants, those on the Left have, admittedly, launched attacks on the white man. I declare, as a concession on behalf of liberals, the white man is not the common enemy. He never was. He is only a physical representation of an imperialistic and broken system that "created the situation" of equal rights to be unequally granted.
Though November 8th will have a disappointing stain on world history, it exposes our country's superficial progress in the acceptance of all people. This is a wake-up call for many, but we're prepared to be the catalyst for uprooting injustices in all aspects of life to preserve the idea that all people are created equal.