"Ted Cruz and Donald Trump Decide to Run For President..." If you heard that sentence 18 months ago, you would be waiting for the punch line from Fallon or Kimmel. Unfortunately, the sad truth is that it is not only a reality, but these two men are the front runners for the Republican Nomination for President with only a few months to go until the Convention. One is an over zealous evangelical and the other is a racist egomaniac and through their campaigns they have put a spotlight on negative political and social issues that still exist in America.
Most of us would view America as a modern, technologically advanced Nation, but every night when I watch the news, all I hear about are topics that were prevalent 50 years ago. America was supposed to be the social leader on race, religion, and equality for woman, minorities, and same-sex & transgender couples, instead it sometimes feels as though we are back in the 1960's or in some cases, the 1860's. Donald Trump has shown that he is publicly a racist, i.e. his treatment of Mexican and Muslim Americans, as well as a male chauvinist. His treatment of woman is awful. Trump has built a legion of followers who act on his every command. The United States would definitely loose a bunch of Allies and its good standing in the International Community if he is elected.
The scary thing is that Trump makes Ted Cruz "likable" and this is the guy whom his own party can't stand! My issues with Cruz are similar to my issues with his fellow Evangelicals. They are more worried about the "negative" effect Homosexuals, Blacks, Jews, and Transgenders will have on their communities, i.e. how much will their property values go down, versus the more prevalent issues. Cruz gave an interview the other day in support of the new discriminatory laws in North Carolina and Mississippi, but there is no mention from Cruz, Trump, as well as Sanders on the continuing gun issue in this Country.
In the last week, a man in the Orlando area ran over his estranged wife with his car in a restaurant parking lot and then proceeded to shoot and murder his 4 year old and 1 year old children. His estranged wife had a restraining order. Why aren't we talking about this? Or about the 8 members of a family that was murdered execution style in Ohio!! Republicans need to stop worrying about whether or not a woman chooses to have an abortion (it's her choice!!) and start worrying about how to stop rape and sexual violence against woman.
We need to become a more accepting society and not a segregated nation. Donald Trump and Ted Cruz will eventually cause the down fall of the Party of Lincoln, but if Lincoln were alive today, he would want nothing to do with the Grand Old Party he put on the map.
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