The media

At 40 years old I have a completely different perspective than I did when I was 20. I believe I am only starting to truly learn the power of media. I used to eat up the information being fed to me. Now, I do my own research and compare the information being reported by multiple sources.

I've found that the news changes based on the media outlet reporting the situation. It really became apparent during the 2016 Presidential election. CNN, MSNBC, FOX, all have different perspectives. In my opinion instead of telling people how they should think, they should instead report data. Let the people interpret the information themselves. It is obvious that CNN is heavily Democrat while Fox is Republican. The hosts for each of these networks were hired because they share the vision of the people that run each network.

Why immigration does not work from some countries

Although people associate race with their disdain for other people. It's actually a very shallow view of discrimination. The real factor people should look at is culture.

The reason I don't approve of bringing in hundreds of thousand people from Syria is culture. I know many people of different colors that actually have the same culture while I know many of the same color that do not have the same culture. I have Muslim neighbors from Iran who are respectful and peaceful people. I can hear their Muslim prayers from my house as I recognize it from my time in the Middle East. But while they are Muslim they also enjoy American culture. They love American movies and spend much of their free time tending their beautiful yard that is full of fruit trees and gardens. I admire their love for fresh fruit and aesthetically pleasing work they've done to their yard. The husband Sam is a handy man and him and I have spoke many times. I've helped him carry things in from his car including an aquarium. He shares his pomegranates with me. I have enjoyed our interaction. While his wife is very quiet she is extremely pleasant and leaves every morning to what I assume is work.

There are other people from the Middle East that I don't get along with. These are individuals who do not approve our Western culture. They are often not very nice and openly criticize us and laugh while speaking their languages to each other. They only associate and speak to their own culture and people while distancing and avoiding interaction with Americans. They also make little effort to learn the language even though they expect to stay in America long term. While I don't expect people visiting America to necessarily learn the language I do if someone expects to live here. If I intended to move permanently to another country I would definitely do my best to learn their language. I would assimilate.

As a country why would we want people who disapprove of our culture and don't like us to come here permanently?

How anyone could want hundreds of thousands of people from Syria to come to America without knowing first if they fit in here is surprising to me. They'd be better off finding a place somewhere where they would be comfortable and happy. The gray area here is that there are different cultures that can fit in peacefully without problems. But to let thousands of people in mass in is a mistake in my opinion. It only creates more tension internally in our country than already exists. It also strains current social programs that are already on the verge of collapse. They take money from social security which I have paid into for over 30 years to give to those programs. Leaving me without the program that I have paid into with over 30 years of hard work.

I'm of Mexican descent. For hundreds of years people from Mexico have been coming to America from Mexico. For many generations they felt privileged to come to a country with so many freedoms. When I was a boy the older generation would encourage the younger generation to speak english and assimilate. Although there is a problem in the US with many Mexican immigrants abusing social programs by having more kids than they can afford in order to receive more money from these social programs. US citizens who have been in this country for many generations continue to do the same thing. I blame the system mostly for this problem not the people abusing it. But as a whole I have not found that these cultures of people hate Americans and everything we believe in. They don't threaten to destroy us and bomb our people by claiming their religion tells them to do it.

I blame this on political correctness. Instead of people speaking how they feel and think they say what they what they think others will want them to feel and say. Media and extreme liberal views convince them to endorse this mass immigration without ever looking deeply into the results of this experiment. There is nothing wrong in my opinion with disagreeing with allowing this to happen. Eventually it'll create an internal civil war which is probably the plan of many that support this. While many are right now thinking I am paranoid we are already witnessing many violent events by people who currently live in America. Some who were born here. While there are examples of Americans with no affiliation to these cultures also committing these acts they are few compared to those claiming to do it because of their culture. I could easily argue that out of hundreds of thousands of people at least a few from a place that widely hate our country will not only empathize but attempt to carry out violence against our people.

In a country that already has issues with violence why would some of government so strongly support bringing in hundreds of thousands of people with no questions asked? While many in our country blindly support this plan missions more oppose it. Many will blindly say that many of us are racist and oppose immigration this is simply not the case. Many people have already been affected by violence at the hands of these haters and you can't blame them for opposing these plans. Others fear what could happen not because we oppose immigration but because we oppose the forced acceptance of more people that hate us into this country. I will always support immigration by those with cultures who want to live peacefully with our freedoms I will never support allowing people into this country who hate our culture and want to replace our culture with their own. If their culture and countries are so great, then they should stay there or return to their country. If not adapt and support the cultures that live peacefully in such a wonderful free country.

Why it's not right for millennials to riot because Donald Trump won but protesting is a right

I don't understand the current situation in America. I can understand protesting if something happens that is against humanity. But when a candidate other than yours wins in a democracy and you riot? All you're doing is saying that you do not agree with democracy. Sure, I've had questions of whether the system or voting is rigged. But when I sat there Tuesday watching the election results I realized how close the vote was. It showed me that I was not crazy. For months I was being told by the media that Hillary Clinton was going to win easily against Donald Trump. I couldn't understand that. How could people vote for someone so corrupt? But I was prepared to accept it. I wouldn't have been happy but as an American all I ask is that it is fair, just, and democratic. What Hillary supporters have shown since the winner was announced is that they are willing to accept the results as long as it's their candidate that wins. I heard over and over from democrat leaders that when Hillary won all Trump supporters should accept it and then all come together. But when it ended up being the opposite those same people didn't accept it. 

My biggest problem with many of these people is that they don't really do any research into why they're voting for Hillary Clinton. They listen to her speak and see her smile and they take it at face value. They don't accept that she has done many things that are not in the best interest of America. But even with that I would have accepted if she would have won. I would have peacefully explained why I didn't agree and I would have learned as much as possible about future candidates from both parties that I could vote for. I would not riot or protest. The same people rioting would mostly run and hide if there was a war or revolution in this country. They don't understand the sacrifice that was made for the freedoms that they have. I heard one girl say that people have to die to change things. That's not true. With the sources of communication we have there are other options. We can all agree on many things that need to be done. It can be done peacefully. These young kids have no idea what they're asking for. They have never seen war. They have no idea how it is in countries where it is actually unfair. Or places that are at war. I have been in the military and in many countries that have no freedoms. Many countries where women are treated less than men are. In America women have all the freedoms men do. 

I'm not a Republican and I'm not a Democrat. I voted for George Bush in 2000 and I voted for Obama in 2008. I'm not saying I was right and in many ways I was not smart enough and still am not wise enough to know the right answer. Voting for Donald Trump could end up being a mistake. But I do know that he identified some major problems in this country. He spoke about people losing jobs in the rust belt. Deductibles and premiums skyrocketing for many of us. The irresponsibility of bringing in hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees into this country without knowing who they are or their feelings about America. Fixing the problems with our borders. All of these things spoke to not just me but millions of Americans. I'm not a white man. The statements being made that this is "whitelash" for a black president is so unfair. I don't believe Hillary's message resonated with as many people along with them not being able to trust her. Those things hurt her as much as anything. It's possible that Trump will not work out. That's as much my fault as anyone elses. We all spend too much time watching Netflix and playing video games and too little time paying attention to things that matter. Most of us don't spend enough time researching and learning as much as possible about these candidates and then complain when things get worse. 

 Unfortunately for Hillary Clinton she only has herself to blame. Hillary has never had the best interest of America in mind when she does business. The fact that she had an email server is not the important part. It's what the emails revealed. It revealed her pay to play methods. It revealed that she was attempting to negotiate with the FBI to unclassify her emails in exchange for staffing in different places. Once Benghazi happened she ordered all emails, devices, etc destroyed. Then, she lied and tried to say she never heard anything about Benghazi. Her staff pleaded the 5th. Chelsea used the Clinton foundation as her personal checking account to pay for her wedding. At what point do these types of things disqualify someone from becoming President? It had nothing to do with Clinton being a woman or white men. I'm not a white man. The Clinton campaign worked hard to uncover dirt on Trump. All they found was one video from over ten years ago where he made improper comments about women. I don't condone it but I will admit that I have made similar comments as have many people I have known. Especially in my younger years.

Let me also say that I am no fan of Trump. Actually quite the opposite. I do not like Trump. I feel he's a trust fund baby. But when he talked about what he wanted to do as President it spoke to me and millions of others. Heavily flawed just like the other candidate I don't pretend that he is perfect. If he would have lost I would have accepted it. I would have worked harder to find the correct candidate to vote for next time and learned. I would have never been so arrogant to think that because my candidate didn't win that I deserved to riot and refuse to accept the results of an election. A process that has worked for hundreds of years. These children protesting have no idea what they're doing. They do not have the experience or knowledge to make a decision to protest or riot.