We Owe Donald Trump as Much Respect as He Gave Us During His Run for President

We all are. That's not his point. They're simply inexorable characteristics, do not define our actions but very often define how we're treated by society when outnumbered. You have far less to lose here, I'm afraid. It's not about whining over white privilege or calling you out. This shit real and will affect real people for decades, and they have a lot of questions to ask about what the future holds. It's not us vs them. It's Donald vs everyone else and he made it that way, whether he truly meant to or not.

Listen, this is far less about you (likely) being straight, white and a guy, and everything to do with those who are not being understandably uneasy, even frightened, at the things he has said without thinking over the past year. I'm not saying we should be controlled by fear, but as a gay man, I'm looking at his surrounding cohort and his plans for SCOTUS and I am NOT comfortable.
This country has come very far in social progress for women and the Hispanic, Black and LGBT communities. We have everything to lose and every bit of dehumanizing evidence to make us unsettled. I don't owe Trump a damn thing, because he doesn't even carry the basic level of respect for disenfranchised minorities that any other commander in chief has.
But I'll give him a chance and support open dialogue only because the nation desparately needs it and out of sheer patience. I'm open to allowing Trump to govern this country if he changes his tone and brings everyone, even from diverse political leanings, to the table to make the best of things. Anyone who thinks it's going to be a beautiful 4 years is in for a surprise, but he can still avert disaster diplomatically and especially domestically if he treats people with basic respect like any other president has.

For now, we have no the evidence of that happening other than a "gee golly, let's work together" acceptance speech and a brief meetup with Obama. I'm staying hopeful.

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