Politics: Can Trump Haters and Trump Supporters Ever See Eye to Eye?

The way I see it, there is a huge problem going on and there might not be a solution to it. You see, there are people who support Trump and they refuse to say anything bad about that terrible man. They can only be brainwashed into thinking that he’s a good person because why else would he get anyone’s support?

Of course, this line of thinking isn’t much better than theirs is. While it is no secret that I am a Trump hater, I can’t be blinded by my hatred of him as I might feel that they are blinded by their support of him. This leads to the main issue of the post: Can those who hate Trump and those who like him ever see eye to eye on anything? Or are we going to wind up like the characters of Pocahontas where they can only see the savage side of the other person?

There are some debates in this country where people take one side and can’t really accept what the other people chose if they went the other way. There is very little compromise on either of their parts with few willing to make concessions to the other point of view. Often, the issue in question is quite trivial such as Team Edward or Team Jacob. Sometimes, it is much more predominate like pro-life and pro-choice. Now, we have whether or not people think that Trump is a good president. I will never be convinced that he is one, but could I ever see eye to eye with someone who does like him?

What one might want to happen in this whole issue might be the only thing that can get us to agree with the other one: a change of opinion. But here’s the thing: if we can only agree with them if one of us changes our opinion on Trump, that would be an issue. Without either of us changing what we think about a man, could we still see eye to eye on some things?

You see, I realize that in a way, both of us can be at fault. I know not to mention Trump to those who will just outright sing his praises like he’s some sort of savior of mankind. I also know that I should not mention him to those who will get angry at his mere name and go on rants about just how terrible a person he is. Why are both at fault? Well, we can’t have people blinded by their emotions to the point of outright rage or support of a person. They won’t see any benefits in the other person’s side of things and won’t even consider what good points they might have.

If we think that there is nothing that the Trump supporters have in their favor and that they are all crazy or irrational or some other combination of negative qualities, then are we any better than they are? Hillary Clinton was rightly criticized when she labeled half of Trump’s supporters as a basket of deplorable. She also stated that there were good people among them too. A man or woman who supports Trump can be a rationally minded person, even if we don’t see it that way. While we may see them as people piling onto the Titanic without any realization of what will happen to the ship, some of them have good reasons for supporting him. Not all of his supporters are racist people.

If we as Trump haters don’t think that they will change, then it might be up to us. No, we don’t have to support Trump, but we can try to see their side of things. We can listen to them as they talk and offer up our own points as to what could be wrong with their line of thinking in a good and respectful matter. Remember this quote from Michelle Obama, “If they aim low, we aim high.” We should always try to understand someone else’s beliefs, even if we will never agree with what they are. If we don’t think that they can change, we should if only to make sure that we can, in fact, see eye to eye with them. And never, ever stoop down to their level.

One can only hope that Trump haters and Trump supporters can see eye to eye on different issues that have nothing to do with him or his beliefs. We can be a better country that what this decisive person often resorts us to on social media or actual conversations. It can start with both sides because we don’t have to be irrational. I think that it is possible for us to see eye to eye on different issues. That’s the way we should work in this country. No matter what differences we have with a person, we should be able to see their side of things.