A friend shared this blog post from a Republican college student, who wrote about what it is like to be a Republican college student.
I have reminded my liberal friends of the mistake of dismissing Trump supporters simply as racists (I will be writing more about this when I come up for air from all the stuff going on). The author here is right in reminding everyone of this.
I don’t think Ms. Hewlett is racist. This doesn’t mean she isn’t a little naive.
This paragraph stands out (emphases mine):
Well, I was not sad. While I understand that many people found the result disheartening, I am happy that the Republican party is in office for the next four years. I am happy that trade and markets will once again be free. I am happy that jobs will be brought back into the United States. I am happy that small business owners will finally be able to reap the benefits of hard work and dedication. I am happy that I voted in my first presidential election as a Republican.
Let’s take these one by one.
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