Many people wonder why our president Donald Trump was able to get to where he is. There are multiple terrible crimes that he was charged with, for example, raping a thirteen-year-old, and other multiple charges of sexual assault. He also actively promotes hate crimes against minorities and also has been completely disrespectful of women and the disabled. People who did not vote for him often wonder how the American people could have voted for someone so "evil". A lot of anti - Donald Trump movements highlight these flaws and talk about how someone who is this hateful and may have committed these crimes is not fit to be the president. This is very similar to how Andrew Jackson was voted into his presidency. Because of his rivalry with John Quincy Adams, people who sided with J Q Adams liked to highlight all the terrible things Andrew Jackson did, like kill people in duels. He was also portrayed in propaganda posters as a strong man who killed people, and others said that he committed adultery. However, because of this, even more people voted for Andrew Jackson, causing him to eventually win the election. People did not vote for him despite the fact that he killed people and was claimed to have been an adulterer, people voted for him because of it. People felt that they could relate to Andrew Jackson and his antics because he represented the people of America by doing these bad things. We can relate this to how Donald Trump was able to become president even though he was charged with many crimes and spreads the hatred of minorities. A lot of people who live in America like to put the blame on minorities that immigrated to the United States for things such as job availability. Donald Trump appealed to these people because the people related to him on the hatred of minorities and maybe even some of the crimes that he supposedly committed. That is why so many people voted for him even though what he represented was hatred of minorities and crimes.
I think that this is a very interesting connection between Donald Trump and Andrew Jackson. This post really helps to put things in perspective - especially for us living in the Silicon Valley, of how Trump was elected even after everything he has done. Once we are able to understand how and why Andrew Jackson was elected, it is easily applicable to our modern day politics.
ReplyDeleteI really thought you did a good job at connecting history to today's political climate. I agree with your point stating that people do not vote for presidential candidates based on their personality, rather they base their votes on what that candidate envisions for the country they are representing. That point is very visible in recent times, as you stated there has been much controversy about Trump, and his plan for America. In California, Trump was not appealing to many, as we are a democratic-leaning state, but to other regions, Trump might have been more appealing because of his views on a variety of things. To many people, it has been a big wonder as to how Trump became our president, but I think that by looking at our nation's history, it is easier to understand how our country became the way it is today, and it is easier for us to connect past events with current events.
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