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The rally for Donald Trump at the University of Illinois at Chicago Pavilion was postponed. With the energy of the different organizations on campus and the un-breaking spirit of the protesters, we did it! "We Stopped Trump," was one of the chants that roared throughout the pavilion. The strength of the students did not go unrewarded. We waited. Waited some more. Trump didn't come. We are victorious tonight, the students at UIC, and the other protesters that were present as well. Hate did not win tonight. Along with the Muslim Student Association (MSA) on campus, I attended the rally. There is strength in numbers and we went in silently with a plan. Different organizations on campus had there own plans as well. We wanted to resist chanting until Trump showed his face, but he never came and we could not resist chanting for our beliefs. "Muslims are American," "We are not criminals," "We stopped Trump," "Bernie," "Si Se Puede," were among the chants we screamed at the top of our lungs.
WE STOPPED TRUMP, and our protest it the top story on CNN right now. Don is actually interviewing Trump as we speak, and of course all he keeps doing is dodging questions. He said that "Protesting is a job," for us, and that we do it for fun, but he needs to realize that we protest because we thrive on free speech and can't stand hate any longer. Trump will not make America great again because it was never great to begin with. If the world could still be so filled with hate, i'm thinking of Trump's supporters here, than America was never great. If hate could still be this prevalent it's because it never stopped.
In Purgatorio, Dante asks Marco Lomardo, The world is full of evil, but I want you to tell me why? and Marco tells Dante that the cause of evil in the world is man. Evil comes from us, not outer forces. The outer forces being "the stars" or god. The soul is born innocent, but it is also ready to love and be attached to lesser goods. We as humans have free will, but without guidance our souls that are born readily to love will be inclined to love a lesser good. The point I am trying to get across here is that we are the reason for hate in the world, and we can also be the reason for Peace, with the right guidance. In this case, the guidance of Bernie Sanders, and not someone prone to a lesser form of love, essentially Hate, like Donald Trump.
Trump can claim we protest for fun, but we know what we protest for. We protest for Love. For Peace. For Equality. We protest because we have free will, and we will not let hate consume us. We will not blame our problems on minorities. We will not build walls to keep anyone out. We will break down the walls, literal and figurative that stand in our way of peace. Trump did not speak tonight. We spoke. We were heard. The media may not show our side of the story the way it should, but we will all know that our voices did something tonight. Our voices were heard, and our message will not die. We stand together to fight hate, and we stand together against Trump. Si Se Puede!
WE STOPPED TRUMP, and our protest it the top story on CNN right now. Don is actually interviewing Trump as we speak, and of course all he keeps doing is dodging questions. He said that "Protesting is a job," for us, and that we do it for fun, but he needs to realize that we protest because we thrive on free speech and can't stand hate any longer. Trump will not make America great again because it was never great to begin with. If the world could still be so filled with hate, i'm thinking of Trump's supporters here, than America was never great. If hate could still be this prevalent it's because it never stopped.
In Purgatorio, Dante asks Marco Lomardo, The world is full of evil, but I want you to tell me why? and Marco tells Dante that the cause of evil in the world is man. Evil comes from us, not outer forces. The outer forces being "the stars" or god. The soul is born innocent, but it is also ready to love and be attached to lesser goods. We as humans have free will, but without guidance our souls that are born readily to love will be inclined to love a lesser good. The point I am trying to get across here is that we are the reason for hate in the world, and we can also be the reason for Peace, with the right guidance. In this case, the guidance of Bernie Sanders, and not someone prone to a lesser form of love, essentially Hate, like Donald Trump.
Trump can claim we protest for fun, but we know what we protest for. We protest for Love. For Peace. For Equality. We protest because we have free will, and we will not let hate consume us. We will not blame our problems on minorities. We will not build walls to keep anyone out. We will break down the walls, literal and figurative that stand in our way of peace. Trump did not speak tonight. We spoke. We were heard. The media may not show our side of the story the way it should, but we will all know that our voices did something tonight. Our voices were heard, and our message will not die. We stand together to fight hate, and we stand together against Trump. Si Se Puede!
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