Do Americans really value the appearance of candidates’ wives? No, that would be pathetic. If they did, it would be a little too politically correct and we all know how sensitive political correctness is. The diversion between political correctness and incorrectness is thick, however quite blurry. Supporters of people like Trump are quick to jump on a bandwagon with a brand, but are unfamiliar to where the wagon road truly leads. Americans are devoted to the new generation politics, but if we aren’t careful, Trump may actually win. Or even worse, Cruz could win the Republican Party leadership. How did the most powerful country in the world become so unfortunately embarrassing politically, and internationally?
Somehow Trump is still gaining hype and no one seems to really provide a defense case for any candidate. It seems as if the people of America are a little more disconnected with this year’s election than usual. The whole country knows who Donald Trump or Ted Cruz is or isn’t, but as far as what they really stand for… most of us are pretty confused. Then there are his competitors, who also seem to be as relevant as every reality TV show we all know but try not to keep up with. It’s almost coincidental that each candidate lacks realism and inspiration.
I always thought coincidences were for housewives and defense attorneys so let’s break down just how dysfunctional this current presidential election really is:
- They See World Crisis’ As a Reflection of Their Own Ego:
We all watched terror hit Brussels. It sent chills to most spines and saddened our hearts. Until we all tuned into the news to see that none other than Donald Trump was the first to speak on the issue. Unsurprisingly, Trump delivered nothing but his usual twitter rages and motivational-speech for the whites like commentary, but the real disappointment was from his runner-up, John Kasich. We have all been watching Kasich for a while, and eagerly waiting for him to say anything that may give us some hope in the Republican Party again. But of course, Kasich stood like a proud American father and used his chance to speak to the people of America to debilitate current president, Barack Obama. Kasich was also quick to use vocabulary that blindly segregated the East Vs. West, by using words like “us” or “them.” In the land of the free, whatever happened to “we?” It seems that Obama has turned into the political punching bag for the Republican Party.
2. They All Seem To Think That America is The Polar Opposite of “Great.”
Americans don’t understand how good they had it
There was an article published by the Business Insider that stated Americans underestimate their pride while having president Obama lead for two terms. Although his reign on the country was a frequent debate and divided the country, this years election proves that he was much more influential than anyone ever knew. It seems that society is changing so rapidly, and we are all so desperate to become politically incorrect. No one can joke or speak out without offending someone, and people are not registering the long-term effects that come with being so desperate to be politically incorrect. It seems the thing that comes to mind when referencing Ted Cruz is the #Cubanmistresssfandal or the (hilarious) remarks stating he could be the Zodiac killer. This isn’t a celebrity or even a social figure we are talking about ladies and gents, this is the possible future president of the most powerful county in the world.
3. Aren’t we all fighting for the same thing?
For decades, the blue and red parties have been butting heads, so it isn’t that much of a shocker to see the competition between campaigners. What we haven’t seen, and unfortunately are immune to now is deliberate humiliation through scandals and cover pages on US Weekly. We are all in good enough shape mentally to grasp the concept of real politics, but we still choose to look the other way when realism and political correctness comes into play. Bernie Sanders hold many venerable accomplishments and speaks quite honorably as a candidate, but the scary part of his political gain is that his biggest supporters are the pit-bulls on way street. Countless big time moneymakers and investors are on Sanders’ side, not because they believe in him, but because they like the idea of the younger class being given money, so they can spend it.
“When you have the top one percent getting money, they spend five-ten percent of what they earn. When you have the lower end of the economy getting money, they spend a hundred, or a hundred and ten percent of what they earn. As you’ve had a transfer of wealth to the top, and a transfer of income to the top, you have a shrinking consumer base, basically, and you have a shrinking velocity of money.”
These are the words of Asher Edelman, also known as the real life Gordon Gekko. Again it’s a coincidence that the people who will profit the most from Sanders financial plans to generate banks aren’t the millennials but the bourgeois.
Americans are in a state of being merely too impressionable. Social Media may be to blame because it educates us in a way that we all think we are educated, but truthfully not educated enough to know the full truth. Do we really understand the debates? The questions? The bills? No, but we aren’t supposed to. We are formed to hold beliefs and views on politics the same way we do on social figures and celebrities. Social media is the most subjective resource of them all, and without a doubt young voters are being fed information from a source that may happen to be extremely biased. We really don’t need the scandals and the hashtags to discover who should be the next president, but we do need the nationalism and personal devotion that used to make politics worth watching on TV.
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