Election Reflection: Ryan Josephson W'19
I woke up this morning and the realization hit home. Last night, hate trumped love and Donald Trump was elected our 45th president. Donald Trump, the misogynistic, seemingly bigoted neophyte will be the Commander-in-Chief. In my opinion, this is not just a sign of media or polling misinformation, but a widespread culture problem. We as Americans flexed our democratic muscles and elected ourselves backwards. It is disturbing that everything I stand for and the viewpoints I am passionate about seem to be the minority viewpoint in this nation. The bubble of privilege I live in has shielded me from the reality of American character. Hyperbole or not, this was a groundbreaking election revealing the heavily underestimated uneducated white voting block, or as Trump calls it, “the silent majority.”