Friday, November 11, 2016

LOVE > HATE

“LOVE TRUMPS HATE” “LOVE TRUMPS HATE” these words echoed throughout the Framingham State University on Thursday as a rally of students marched and stopped at various locations. After the election on Monday there have been several rallies and meetings in protest of trump being the presidential elect. Major cities around the country have had massive amounts of people come together in both fear and anger. My journalism teacher decided to cancel class for the rally so we could all go and cover it for a news story. It was the perfect opportunity for me to experience one first hand.
First thing you have to realize is that protesting and rallying are apart of our freedom of speech rights. But at the same time is it right to protesting our new president I can’t explain the emotions I felt as we marched through the school. I found myself surrounded by so many of my friends and peer that it was nice to know that they supported not only me but also people of color. I was so caught up in the moment I only questioned my action after the dust had settled. “Why exactly am I protesting?” “What can I actually do now?”
At first I couldn’t fathom why I was protesting or why anyone at FSU was. It wasn’t until a middle aged Caucasian man drove by us, and screamed “GET A LIFE” that I realized I was doing the right thing. Of course he was responded with a “Fuck you” by some in the crowd but the leaders only took that opportunity to add to further their cause “LOVE TRUMPS HATE!” It’s these people who look past trumps bigotry that think he will be a good president. I believe that if we can come together we can end the hate that trump has mustered in our country.


8 comments:

  1. I totally agree with this. we are coming together becasue some may not like the new president so we have these protest going on because Trump has caused hate. There definitely is a chance that since we can come together over a new president, we should overcome and be brought together by many other things that are also going on in the country and not just about Trump.

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  2. I was also present at this rally. The crowd's sense of purpose and drive was very inspiring and their palpable anger was eye opening. I'm glad you brought up the fact that we as a people have a right to protest. Your anecdotal experience of getting yelling at, is an example of prejudice those FSU protesters are fighting to combat. We should commend those who protested last Thursday for sticking up for what they think is right.

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  3. If you are planning a future career as a journalist, you'll need to develop the ability to keep an emotional distance from what you are reporting on.

    Or maybe not -- given the past decade of media consolidation into five big conglomerates and the past year of disinformation about the presidential campaign, maybe objectivity is now a quaint historical notion.

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  4. At the middle aged man who screamed get a life at you: he is the one screaming at college students who are doing something to support what they believe in. And he is obviously a Trump supporter. I saw a post on Facebook lately from a Trump supporter, about the FSU protest and how it was ridiculous and how our generation can't accept loss. And that we need to calm down and deal with the fact that Trump one. As far as I can see, that protest wasn't violent at all. And we have the right to protest. It doesn't mean we can't accept loss, we do every single day. And honestly if Clinton had won, I'm sure there would be protests from Trump supporters out there, because they couldn't "accept loss."

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    1. "I'm sure there would be protests from Trump supporters out there"
      But almost certainly not on college campuses.

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  5. I definitely agree that banding together to support each other can lessen the hate sparked in the United States! The Framingham State peace rally was supposed to be a sign of solidarity for students and faculty, and I'm glad our campus chose to get involved in a more supportive way than some of the violent protests in the country. Anger and outrage at the outcome are justified, but it was a relief to see that our campus made supporting each other a priority over choosing sides to fight within our own community.

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  6. I was handed this paper at lunch about the information and planning on attending but I had class. I watched so many snap chat stories from the rally and it seemed like it went well. I'm glad that non-Trump supporters still support America. I feel like I've been on my preacher's stand about this but I also feel like I can say it enough. We need Trump to succeed despite our American sized egos (we have big egos). This rally doesn't stand for Trump or Hillary or Johnson or congress or anyone but everyone. It means that we stand together and truly make our nation great.

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    1. "I had class. I watched so many snap chat stories from the rally"
      So while you were physically sitting in class, you were paying attention to the demonstration?

      we stand together and truly Make America Great Again.
      FIFY

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