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why Trump is hated more than the devil himself. And I understand those feelings. However, there are a few things he did get right.</p><p id="13ce">My husband and I see him on entirely separate sides of the coin. To him, he is “The Great White Hope.” (He stole that phrase from a radio host by the name of Jesse Lee Peterson.) I, however, see him as a flawed, arrogant man, who struggles to do good.</p><h2 id="8bcc">Why he is pro-Trump</h2><ul><li>Trump, to him, is going to make America great again.</li><li>He believes that his sickening statements were <i>locker room talk. </i>And that all men have said similar.</li><li>He believes that being arrogant and blunt gets stuff done.</li><li>He is 100% against abortion.</li><li>He believes Trump is Christian.</li><li>He is all for removing illegals, keeping guns (I am pro-gun as well, ) and not altering the 2nd Amendment in any way.</li><li>He thinks the Constitution should be 100% upheld.</li><li>He thinks Trump has done no wrong.</li><li>He is against socialism, universal healthcare, and anything that says, “we should be equal financially.” (I agree to an extent, I think socialism would suck.)</li></ul><h2 id="df13">Why I am (mostly) anti-Trump and anti-Biden</h2><ul><li>I have a daughter, and Trump is a pig. While I concern myself personally with his actions versus his words, I want my daughter to know what a real male leader is.</li><li>I think we need stricter gun laws.</li><li>We shouldn’t deny help to anyone, illegal or not.</li><li>It’s not just about America, we all matter, worldwide.</li><li>I think Trump needs to care more about people, and Biden needs to wake up.</li><li>I think both candidates are flawed, detrimentally.</li><li>If my husband and I, claim to be Christian, then Trump and Biden both Do not fit the agendas according to Christ. Biblically, Christ wanted us to give to others because we want to. Not to be obligated to. Biblically, Christ would want us to care about everyone equally, not just the United States.</li></ul><h1 id="1e21">Our daughter</h1><p id="ae6c">Luckily, we aren’t so much conflicted with raising our daughter. We have a few disagreements, but we will work on them when we cross that point.</p><h2 id="98e1">Our views on raising her</h2><ul><li>We want her to not associate her skin color with failure.</li><li>We want her to recognize raci

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sm as evil, and not designated to a specific race.</li><li>I understand that she will be hurt by others because of racism; he thinks she won’t be.</li><li>We want her to love all people. Yet, he thinks she won’t face any hate because of her skin.</li><li>I want to teach her about her black history; he thinks history should stay in the past.</li></ul><h1 id="be95">Our weaknesses</h1><ul><li>He feels emotion should only exist within the family, and I feel it shouldn’t.</li><li>I feel that helping anyone who is struggling is the right thing to do, and he thinks adults should help themselves.</li><li>I think we should educate young women on how to appreciate their bodies; he believes that we should just make abortion illegal.</li><li>He thinks that systemic racism is a myth. I think it’s not.</li></ul><h1 id="fe40">Our strengths</h1><p id="5e5d">I understand we are new parents; our views will change. However, regardless of my intense love for others, and his extreme, “do it yourself” attitude, we function quite well together.</p><ul><li>He is a great listener, and doesn’t dismiss what I have to say.</li><li>He understands it’s important that we teach our daughter to be compassionate.</li><li>We don’t argue ever. We just disagree.</li><li>We understand each-others dislikes when it comes to running a country.</li><li>We help each other see the others perspective through logic, without being emotionally angry.</li><li>We learn, and grow together, to ensure our daughter will be raised properly.</li></ul><h1 id="ae5d">Takeaway</h1><p id="57e1">We agree on a lot; I think that our main disagreements are based on compassion. I naturally want to help anyone I see struggling, and he wants them to do for themselves. He thinks love is showing someone how to get over “it.” I believe passion is helping them by showing respect and love.</p><p id="5dc7">Being an interracial couple has its ups and downs. I get hurt when we get the awkward glances, and he laughs at them.</p><p id="b1f4">When someone called my child an abomination, I was livid; he told me to ignore it. I understand where he is coming from, yet, he doesn’t know why it concerns me. We can’t just dismiss our daughter's future with racism because he thinks it doesn’t exist.</p><p id="d3bb">Luckily, we are capable of growing. And learning from each other.</p></article></body>

Being a White Liberal Woman Married to a Black Conservative Man

The issues we face with BLM and politics

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My husband and I have been best friends for 10-years, but married for a few years; we have a beautiful 2-year-old daughter together. However, our differences seem to be a daunting reminder of division in thought.

It’s funny, before we started dating, he was a liberal, and I was a hard-core conservative. Then we had a child, and we swapped views.

BLM

The BLM movement isn’t only significant because we have a half-black daughter; it also signifies a severe change that needs to occur in society.

Why I am pro-BLM

I am pro-BLM for these reasons.

  • I want my daughter to know the importance of equality.
  • I want my daughter to be aware of racism.
  • I want to be an example of change.
  • I want BLM to be a movement that gets recognized as more than rioting and protesting.
  • I want to educate my family and friends on what racism is.

Why he is anti-BLM

He is anti-BLM for these reasons.

  • He is anti-BLM because he doesn’t want our daughter to justify her failures in life to skin color. I agree with that, yet, we can’t stop how she feels at the evil hands of others.
  • He feels blacks and whites are equal. While racism exists, it doesn’t stop blacks from pursuing independence.
  • He feels BLM is an excuse (for some) to get a free ride.
  • He disagrees with the notion of equality being more jobs/degrees/opportunities given to blacks because of skin color and not skill.
  • He feels most racism is directed toward, as he says, “stereotypical blacks.”
  • He says there are no more slaves/slave owners, and we have to move forward.
  • He says BLM promotes reverse racism.

Trump

Now, there are many valid reasons why Trump is hated more than the devil himself. And I understand those feelings. However, there are a few things he did get right.

My husband and I see him on entirely separate sides of the coin. To him, he is “The Great White Hope.” (He stole that phrase from a radio host by the name of Jesse Lee Peterson.) I, however, see him as a flawed, arrogant man, who struggles to do good.

Why he is pro-Trump

  • Trump, to him, is going to make America great again.
  • He believes that his sickening statements were locker room talk. And that all men have said similar.
  • He believes that being arrogant and blunt gets stuff done.
  • He is 100% against abortion.
  • He believes Trump is Christian.
  • He is all for removing illegals, keeping guns (I am pro-gun as well, ) and not altering the 2nd Amendment in any way.
  • He thinks the Constitution should be 100% upheld.
  • He thinks Trump has done no wrong.
  • He is against socialism, universal healthcare, and anything that says, “we should be equal financially.” (I agree to an extent, I think socialism would suck.)

Why I am (mostly) anti-Trump and anti-Biden

  • I have a daughter, and Trump is a pig. While I concern myself personally with his actions versus his words, I want my daughter to know what a real male leader is.
  • I think we need stricter gun laws.
  • We shouldn’t deny help to anyone, illegal or not.
  • It’s not just about America, we all matter, worldwide.
  • I think Trump needs to care more about people, and Biden needs to wake up.
  • I think both candidates are flawed, detrimentally.
  • If my husband and I, claim to be Christian, then Trump and Biden both Do not fit the agendas according to Christ. Biblically, Christ wanted us to give to others because we want to. Not to be obligated to. Biblically, Christ would want us to care about everyone equally, not just the United States.

Our daughter

Luckily, we aren’t so much conflicted with raising our daughter. We have a few disagreements, but we will work on them when we cross that point.

Our views on raising her

  • We want her to not associate her skin color with failure.
  • We want her to recognize racism as evil, and not designated to a specific race.
  • I understand that she will be hurt by others because of racism; he thinks she won’t be.
  • We want her to love all people. Yet, he thinks she won’t face any hate because of her skin.
  • I want to teach her about her black history; he thinks history should stay in the past.

Our weaknesses

  • He feels emotion should only exist within the family, and I feel it shouldn’t.
  • I feel that helping anyone who is struggling is the right thing to do, and he thinks adults should help themselves.
  • I think we should educate young women on how to appreciate their bodies; he believes that we should just make abortion illegal.
  • He thinks that systemic racism is a myth. I think it’s not.

Our strengths

I understand we are new parents; our views will change. However, regardless of my intense love for others, and his extreme, “do it yourself” attitude, we function quite well together.

  • He is a great listener, and doesn’t dismiss what I have to say.
  • He understands it’s important that we teach our daughter to be compassionate.
  • We don’t argue ever. We just disagree.
  • We understand each-others dislikes when it comes to running a country.
  • We help each other see the others perspective through logic, without being emotionally angry.
  • We learn, and grow together, to ensure our daughter will be raised properly.

Takeaway

We agree on a lot; I think that our main disagreements are based on compassion. I naturally want to help anyone I see struggling, and he wants them to do for themselves. He thinks love is showing someone how to get over “it.” I believe passion is helping them by showing respect and love.

Being an interracial couple has its ups and downs. I get hurt when we get the awkward glances, and he laughs at them.

When someone called my child an abomination, I was livid; he told me to ignore it. I understand where he is coming from, yet, he doesn’t know why it concerns me. We can’t just dismiss our daughter's future with racism because he thinks it doesn’t exist.

Luckily, we are capable of growing. And learning from each other.

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