Last night the world witnessed something special. Judging by the reactions I've seen on social media, the country is divided about WHAT was witnessed, but indeed it was a sight to behold. For those of you who may be a little delusional about what you saw at the Trump rally in Chicago, let me tell you what you saw...you saw a group of people who are ready and willing to stand their ground against the bullying coming from the Donald Trump Presidential campaign trail!
Over the past few months, Presidential hopeful, Donald Trump has been antagonizing, agitating, and at times, downright encouraging hatred and division in this country. Many of his supporters have been violent towards his detractors, many have threatened peoples lives and this is in large part due to the environment that Trump has created. Am I naive enough to say this country was the most united country before Trump announced he was running for President? Heavens no! I'm actually quite aware the United Stated of America was anything but united before that announcement. But since Trump started to campaign for the highest seat in the country, all those hatemongers who have been lying dormant dreaming of the day when they could "take America back" have awaken from their slumber, thrown on their white hoods and decided to ride again.
Well, last night a great voice from Chicago stood up inside and outside of the Donald Trump rally and exclaimed, "Not so fast!"
Well, last night a great voice from Chicago stood up inside and outside of the Donald Trump rally and exclaimed, "Not so fast!"
The true spirit of what this country is about was put on display for the world to see. When I look at the photos and video footage of the protesters from last night, I see TRUE unity. I don't see Black people or White people, I don't see Christian or Muslims, I don't see men or women, I don't see gay or straight; what I see is Americans who are tired of being pushed around and told to stay in their place. I see Americans who are tired of being a nation divided and decided to stand together to tell Donald Trump and his supporters that they refuse to lie down and allow this country to lose the progress we've made over the years. I see Americans who are ready to fight so that we can truly be the United States of America.
According to NBCNews.com, Florida Senator Marco Rubio didn't speak favorably of Trump, saying there were "consequences" to his words.
"I would point out there isn't violence at my events, there isn't violence at Ted's events, there isn't violence at a Kasich event, there isn't violence at a Sanders event, there is violence at a Clinton event," he told reporters. "There's only one presidential candidate who has violence at their events."
Now what we have here in this country is a powder keg looking for a place to erupt. While there were reports of a few scuffles among protesters and Trump supporters last night, I highly doubt that last night will be the last time we see something like this. As a matter of fact I'm willing to go out on the limb and say this is going to be a very rocky road on the way to November. But for now, I count the protests in Chicago last night as a small victory for the people of this great nation. Celebrate while you can, because this isn't over yet.
Back in the 1960s, as people marched and protested they would hold hands and sing "We Shall Overcome". Well, this is 2016; the times have changed and so has the songs! People are singing a new song these days. And after seeing this video posted on Twitter by Chicago Reader (@Chicago_Reader), I'm sure Kendrick Lamar is somewhere smiling.
Back in the 1960s, as people marched and protested they would hold hands and sing "We Shall Overcome". Well, this is 2016; the times have changed and so has the songs! People are singing a new song these days. And after seeing this video posted on Twitter by Chicago Reader (@Chicago_Reader), I'm sure Kendrick Lamar is somewhere smiling.
#TrumpRally protesters chant "We gonna be alright" after announcement of a Trump no-show. pic.twitter.com/FXce08oWzI
— Chicago Reader (@Chicago_Reader) March 12, 2016
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