Being Trump supporter proves difficult in liberal community
Staff writer Brady Quinlan believes that there needs to be a greater respect for opposing viewpoints in politics.
February 11, 2018
Ever since the heated election in 2016, the 45th president of the United States, Donald Trump, has received more hate than possibly any other president in the past decades, and his supporters are getting the blame as well.
Being a Trump supporter, ever since the election I have had a necessity to keep my opinion quiet. For the few times I have opened up about my political beliefs, I have been accused of being a homophobe, nazi, racist, white supremacist and more. I am not trying to attack a liberal mindset. Opinions are valuable, and I believe in that no matter how terrible the opinion sounds to me, living in Massachusetts, I have learned that things don’t always work that way for Republicans.
I do not judge people for their political opinions, and I wish that someday it won’t be a problem in the country. After Trump’s election, the protests from the left party became extreme. In August alone in 2017, according to the Washington Post 83 percent of the 834 protests were anti-Trump. This should not be how things should go in the US. Donald Trump is the president, whether the country likes it or not. Russia didn’t “rig the vote”, and he won. People can say he’s not their president all they want. Donald Trump is the president of the United States. Seeing as how this is the case, the country may as well support him instead of yelling about the things he is doing wrong. He is the man representing our country, so it might be the right decision to look up the things he’s actually done in office instead of trying to fight in the comments on his Twitter account.
The thing that many Republicans are concerned about is that many anti-Trump people are very uneducated about what Donald Trump has done in office so far. Since Donald Trump has been elected as president, he has appointed twelve new judges, hired Jim Mattis as the new Secretary of Defense, and the unemployment rate has dropped to 4.3 percent, the lowest percentage since 3.9 percent in 2001. So maybe it could be beneficial for a person who opposes Trump to start focusing on what he is actually doing instead of getting mad about something he said years ago, or a comment on his Twitter account.
Donald Trump has done many things for our country, and most people in the US don’t even know it. For anybody calling his supporters Nazis, sexists, or homophobes; they may want to research some of the things that Trump has already done in office in just his first year.
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Panayiotia Navas • Feb 28, 2018 at 12:17 pm
In an republican society, political dissent is necessary for harmony. I, however am in the middle of the political spectrum. I respect people’s political opinions, and am not against the Republican party. However, when politicians do something unfavorable in their career, they should be judged as people and the blame should be on them alone, not the political party itself. Trump as an individual is personally offensive to me due to my personal experience and economic/cultural background. However, being said, he as an individual is reflective of the American mainstream, media-driven culture.
Nathan Jagh • Feb 15, 2018 at 7:53 pm
I don’t nessisarily agree with most of Trump’s actions. I suppose I’m a Democrat, but I prefer to be noted as independent. I see Trump as a problem – but that’s just my opinion. I’ll admit he’s done some good, done some bad. But I don’t enjoy how if you do support Trump, you are pegged negatively. Why should it be negative? I respect almost any opinion (I might argue against extreme opinions), and I agree with you. Just not the president.
Sarah Saeed • Feb 14, 2018 at 9:04 pm
it’s funny that you say to stop criticizing the president and look at the “good things” he’s done. i respect that you have a different opinion, just as i have mine, however i have the freedom of speech to protest what i think is wrong. protesting is more than yelling about disliking something, it’s about bringing light to an issue to make an effort to change. And while Trump may have cut taxes for the rich, he hasn’t done anything for minorities, so it makes sense that many people have strong feelings against him. I feel that it’s unfair of you to say you feel victimized, since Trump’s supporters often make people feel unsafe. As a minority, i’m certainly not happy with the presidency and i have a right to voice that.
James • Feb 14, 2018 at 10:21 am
I always find it funny when conservatives, mostly Trump supporters, claim that they are oppressed for having bad ideas. When your policy on climate change is that the earth is moving closer to the sun, your economic views are to simply deregulate the market no matter what the current state of the economy is (the same policies that led towards the Great Recession of 2008), and you show senseless Patriotism and nationalism with no skepticism, of course I will laugh at you. It is idiotic. Donald Trump’s campaign was a campaign to lift the spirits of the idiots in America. As H.L. once said, “As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart’s desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.” Brady, you are a snowflake. You can’t claim to be a victim of oppression in a game that your people created.
emma • Feb 11, 2018 at 4:49 pm
people are mad about trump because the majority of the country voted against him. he’s had a long history of unsavory behavior (he’s been accused of sexual harassment by dozens of women, he has cheated on his wives many times, he admitted, on tape, to “grabbing women by the p-ssy”, etc. etc.) he has no history in politics. what are the “many things he’s done for our country”? I’d like to see some of his accomplishments listed out, I find it funny how you didn’t put any of them in the article. he has done nothing for minorities, for our country’s most vulnerable people. he’s given billionaires tax cuts. revolutionary. his rhetoric is violent, divisive, and exclusionary, and goes against many of america’s values. the people who are mad at you for being a trump supporter have a reason to be angry. you support someone who actively goes against women and minorities, someone who pushes hate and violence. trump supporters are not being discriminated against by the law, by police, they are not being brutalized and murdered because of their views. this is not the case for many minorities in america. trump supporters are being spoken out against because trump has shown himself to be an unfit leader time and time again.
David Gillingham • Feb 14, 2018 at 10:09 pm
I, like you, also disagree with the opinions of the author of this article. However, I feel that the idea that he is trying to convey is entirely true, as political minorities are often oppressed in regions that favor one political group. In Texas, liberals will be called hippies and communists, while here conservatives will be called racist and sexist. We all have the same goal in mind of ending hunger, poverty, and war, we all just have different opinions on how we should do it. We need people from both parties to balance each other out and keep America from favoring one party more than the other. (Sorry, I know this sounds cliche and boring, I just want to get it out there)