With all my conservative political posts the past few months, y'all know I don't support socialism, Bernie Sanders, or his proposals. Having said that, I'd like to address my friends, particularly the Bernie supporters. We may disagree in our political views, but I respect you, which is something I'll probably never say for Hillary supporters. You see, the only reason why I don't support Bernie is simply because of his policies, but I know he's a good person and loves the country. Hillary, on the other hand, is a lying, power-hungry human being (on top of her flip-floppy plans).
And believe it or not, I know how you feel and I'm kinda bummed too. It's sad to see a candidate who is honest, well-meaning, with a clear record, and who truly represents the political party and what the voters want, lose to a corrupt self-serving dishonest politician. And then have insensitive, ignorant outsiders come and tell you your nominee is the nominee because people in your party were stupid enough to vote for them, even though you and your friends don't support this person. I have no idea how Hillary, who is less likely to beat Trump, got the nomination. Maybe she did win fair and square and this is just democracy. Or there is something fishy in the system. I have no idea.
I feel the same way with the Republican party. How did honest, experienced, well-meaning people like Marco Rubio or John Kasich lose to a loud-mouthed, incompetent, hated person like Donald Trump, who by the way has little to no chance of beating Hillary? People said it's because Republicans have become that stupid. And I believed it until I saw Bernie lose to Hillary. Unless Republicans are stupid enough to vote for Trump and Democrats are stupid enough to vote for Hillary, it doesn't make sense. That was when I asked myself: When did the mainstream media's voice speak louder than that of the people? When did it overrule democracy? Do most people just vote for whoever the mainstream media endorses rather than do their own research? Are they ignorant or do they not care? Or was there something in the system that wasn't right? It doesn't add up.
So, my attempt in this post is to create a sense of unity among people who want strong, honest, patriotic leaders. Regardless of whether you're a Republican or a Democrat. I know this coming fall will be mostly a vote for "the lesser of two evils" and we may disagree on who is less evil than the other. I personally believe that Hillary Clinton is worse than Donald Trump. Not because she's a Democrat, but because of the kind of person she is and what she stands for. Trump is pretty blunt about how he intends to ruin America. Hillary on the other hand does her specialty -- she lies. Who knows what damage she'll be doing? I personally don't trust her. She was negligent in Benghazi and lied about it. She put national security at risk with the email scandal and lied about it. Everything she says is a lie. How can I trust someone like that? You may disagree and say Donald Trump is worse. And that's your right and I will not be a condescending jerk about it. But I will not stop voicing my opinion about how I feel about Hillary Clinton.
At the same time, please know that I have been trying to be more respectful for those who think differently and to see things from their perspective and will keep doing that. Though I won't tailor my views to please anyone, I also won't get into heated debates over this. And so far this helped me become more pragmatic with my views and to grow to respect Bernie and his supporters. And I still respect all of you, even if you vote for Hillary Clinton. No matter who you vote for, I will still consider you my friends. I've learned that it's not worth it to lose friendships over sports teams or political parties.
Many people have tried to shut down my desire to voice my opinion of this election simply because I'm not an American citizen. My question is, my opinion should be the least threatening to anyone, BECAUSE I can't vote -- so why try to stop me from speaking up? My intentions when expressing my political views is to give people a different perspective and, for lack of a better term, let it off my chest. I know I can't vote, but that shouldn't keep me from having an opinion. Especially regarding the country whose relationship with my country is pretty important to mine. And I visit the USA quite often, so it feels like my uncle. I always say Brazil is my mother, Canada is my father, Portugal, Italy, and Japan are my grandparents, and the USA is my uncle -- not my immediate family, but still family.
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