I like to see things first-hand before forming an opinion so i decided to go to a Donald Trump rally tonight.
I have not voted for over ten years because I was living in Cancun, Mexico for the last decade and just moved back to the U.S. I voted Democrat the last time I voted.
Something has happened to the mainstream media while i was away. Is it just me or is the media slanting their stories in a way that polorize and divide people? I just do not trust the news anymore. I watched a few Trump rallies in their entiy on television and then saw the news outlets talking about one thing Trump said and spinning it into story that demonized him. They completely ignored the main points of his talk and just painted him as a threat to the country. So i went to this rally to see this Trump monster for myself. Folks, I got to say, the media is playing us for fools.
Here's my impression of the rally. First off, the people supporting Trump were all very nice people and represented every race, demographic, age and included both male and female supporters. No one was saying anything that even hinted at hate mongering or racial bias, as the news portrays him and his supporters. I felt like i was at a 4th of July family picnic. There were about 15,000 people there and no problems of any kind.
As we approached the entrance to the rally we filed past a huge gathering of protesters screaming the most hateful obscenities at us. The woman in front of me had small children that almost looked like they were going to cry until she covered their ears and hugged them. But that didn't stop the protesters barrage of insults. They slung so much hate in our direction all the while accusing us of being haters. I felt like i just entered the Twilight Zone. Imagine a mother-in-law from hell, The Adam's Family on meth and crackhead on food stamps screaming bloody murder right in your face until the veins on their necks burst and you'll have a pretty good idea of the scene. I thought for sure someone was going to lose it but, to the Trump supporters credit, no one lost their cool. They just started chanting; USA! USA! To my amazement, the protesters joined them in shouting USA too. It was like a football game cheering for one team. We're all in this country together folks, we shouldn't be fighting each other.
Once we got inside everthing was peaceful. Trump talked about bringing our jobs back and rebuilding our country's infrastructure. Pretty standard political stuff really. Can he really do it? Who knows. The big takeaway I got from the whole experience is the news is full of bullshit. Trump seems to have staunch Republicans freaking out and the mainstream media is downplaying the core issues he discusses on his campaign, while steadily trying to drive a wedge between the citizens of this country. Still don't know who I'm voting for but Trump earned some respect from this Veteran tonight.