Back to 1930s Germany.
Dear President Trump,
I agree, America is back - back to white male- and wealthy-dominated. I'd be remiss to not recognize you for swiftly bringing back homophobia and racism too! How great it is to live in a country that denies scientific proof of climate change and sides with a known Russian dictator. My cup of pride spilth over as America is now the embarrassment of the entire world.
Economy
You promised economic growth and stability. All I see are increasing costs as you implement your tariffs, which are on their way to sparking a global trade war. The stock market is plummeting, jobs are being eliminated, and inflation is on the rise. You should apologize to the people you dupped into voting for you as the economy is not likely to flourish any time soon.
War on Wokeness
You declared that you're going to crack down on 'wokeness'. Really? You know there are people barely making ends meet, right? Good people who are struggling. Good people who are starving. Good people who need better health care. Why don't we focus on these actual problems instead.
I would like to point out that being woke is in fact a good thing. To make society better, people need to care about things that don't impact them directly. A trans girl playing soccer has zero negative impact on peoples' lives. On the other hand, Elon Musk stealing their social security numbers does.
I'm never going to raise my hand to join our armed forces. If there are people brave enough with a strong enough love of country to do so, should they really be kicked out if they're transgender? The answer is unequivocally no. And furthermore, if we can call the Gulf of Mexico a new name, which is ridiculous by the way, I feel like we can call trans people by their preferred names and pronouns too.
By slashing diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs, you are undoing so much of the progress that our great nation has made. DEI initiatives were not put in place to ensure lower-qualified minorities could get hired instead of more highly qualified white people. They were put in place to ensure lower-qualified white people were not hired instead of more highly qualified minorities. Equity for ALL is what we should strive for, and DEI is a necessary steppingstone to achieve that.
Immigration
Presidents Biden and Obama did not swing open the U.S. gates and let immigrants pour in like you suggest. They deported just as many, if not more, but in a more humane way. They didn't unleash their ICE dogs to round up people who came here for a better life. By you blatantly and publicly doing this to appeal to your cult following, you have empowered local racists to emerge from their closets.
In my small California suburban community, a rock was thrown through the bedroom window of two sisters, ages 6 and 7. The rock had a note that read "we're calling ICE on you" along with other obscene messages. This local Hispanic family did not deserve to become victim of a hate crime and will now no doubt, live in fear of it happening again. You made them targets, so what will you do now to protect them?
International Relations
There are almost no words to describe the immense shame Americans felt while watching you and Vice President Vance berate Ukranian President Zelenskyy. It was a sad moment in history. Just to clarify since you seem to have dementia, Russia invaded Ukraine. We should support our allies, not make them our enemies. What happens when the U.S. needs international aid? I wouldn't help us, not after the way you're treating world leaders with the utmost disrespect.
Health Care
A child recently died of measles in Texas. Now it would be easy to blame their parents for not vaccinating the child, but to do that would be cruel as they mourn their unfathomable loss. Instead of promoting vaccines and health care for all, you appoint Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., a known anti-vaccine activist and conspiracy theorist. Science matters. Science works.
I'm not quite sure why you're determined to take us back to the medieval ages when people dropped dead of any virus that came their way. Next year's influenza vaccine meeting being canceled is a troubling sign of times to come. And when it comes to women's rights over their own bodies, I say: no uterus, no opinion. I implore you to do better for the health and well-being of the American people.
Hate never made any nation great
You sir, have no moral compass. And power without morality is a very, very dangerous thing.
You boast about signing 100 executive orders and taking more than 400 executive actions in the first six weeks of your presidency. Congratulations on taking the first step towards your dictatorship. It is clearer than ever that your well-known red hat is the new white hood and a symbol of betrayal and injustice. I've said it before and I'll say it again, we need empathy, kindness, inclusion, equity and love - not the hate you spew.
I think it's quite clear by now that I'm angry. Not just angry but filled with rage. Rage that stems from caring. Caring about other people who don't look like me, don't pray to the same deity as me, don't speak the same language as me. I also have a responsibility to protect my child and do what I can to ensure he can grow up with the same rights and freedoms that I had. And so, I'm speaking up and will continue to until it feels safe and sane to be an American again.
You make countless empty promises - whatever it takes to grab the power you need to fulfill your own agenda. Well, I promise you one thing in return - I will resist, protest and continue standing for everything that you do not.
