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Pt1420 Unit 9 Final

Satisfactory Essays

For the 2020 election, I will vote for the first time in my life. Voting is an important right that most citizens will have by the time they are eighteen, and the candidates you are presented with may leave you with a difficult decision to make. Thankfully, popular presidential candidates host many events so voters are able to better understand their views and positions. So, if last year I was presented with the opportunity to vote last year, and I had to ask one of the two main candidates a question, I would ask Donald Trump when America was in a period so great that we should strive to return to it.
According to Donald, the greatest period in time was during World War 2 as well as shortly after. Trump is has said the following: "we were …show more content…

Does the racism, sexism, or fascism of a time take away from its quality? Or is it purely based on economic growth? Does Donald Trump want a rich, feared country? Or does he care for the welfare of the people, and needs of each citizen? I want to know what exactly Trump thinks is the most important when running a country. Many believe that there is not a greater time for America than now. We have advanced tremendously in technology, the welfare of our people, and our relations with other nations. So, why would we want to go back? Trump seems to believe that living in the past is more desirable than accepting the future. And I would like to know, what makes the present so bad? So, expanding upon my original question, what about today is so bad, that instead of tweaking some things here and there, we should return to the ideals of another time period?
In conclusion, I think the opportunity to ask any candidate a question would be amazing, and although my question seems antagonistic, it comes from a place of genuine concern. I have never heard him elaborate on his philosophy of “make America great again,” at least not in depth. I have really enjoyed this prompt as it has allowed me to express my concerns as a future voter and I will definitely try to seek out extensive information when I am eligible to

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