America 2016- The topic which currently dominates the media and somehow works it's way into daily conversation. Almost synonymously is the topic of the notorious Donald Trump. You can't discuss one without discussing the other. And whether you hate or really hate Donald Trump, you cannot deny that he dominates discourse when it comes to the 2016 USA Presidential election.
However, is he really an entity we need to worry about? He is fun to discuss- he is controversial, he is outlandish and we are already aware of him and his reputation. For this reason, we love to pick up on when he further confounds his loathsome personality, even The Pope has become involved in the Trump discussion. We hate him, and we love to say our piece about him.
Does this therefore mean that we have lost sight of the truly important topic at hand- who will be next President of the United States? We are so distracted by our new favourite supervillain that we are not focused enough on who we do support in the presidential race. I am not the only person who has caught on this idea: there are conspiracy theories which suggest that Trump has been planted by the Democrats, as he is so unelectable, that he alone can secure a Democrat win. As much as I love a good conspiracy theory, I can't say that this one is particularly convincing!
It is clear that we have acknowledged who we don't as the next President of the United States. Now, we need to choose the person for the position and focus on them, rather than awarding Trump with our attention and coverage on social media platforms. If we switch the negativity for positivity, we will find that people will realise that for themselves that Donald Trump is an undesirable, money-grabbing, racist hate monger. Let's convert that hatred into ambition and political motivation; let's shout about the good guys of American politics, not the bad ones.
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