Dante Alighieri writes that "the darkest places of hell are reserved for those who maintain their neutrality in times of moral crisis."1 They say that the Ignorance is bliss, but ignoring something in the hope that it will resolve itself is not the most suitable path for everything, especially for the things that are in our power. Dante is perhaps a little too vicious in expressing this idea but he perfectly encapsulates its urgency. The current American presidential race could give rise to one such crisis. Americans need to be aware of the repercussions if Republican candidate Donald Trump becomes president of one of the most powerful nations in the world. When Donald Trump announced he would run for president on June 16, the idea seemed faintly ridiculous. The Washington Post said he faced “an uphill battle to be taken seriously by his rivals, political observers and the media.” The New York Times described her as “an unlikely quest for the Republican nomination.” His poll numbers were below 3%.2 But as Trump's summer stretches into the fall, the real estate mogul remains the favorite in the Republican presidential primaries. The political establishment is baffled, and at least one of its members has concluded that Trump supporters are simply crazy. Over the course of his campaign, Trump stated and promised some outrageous and controversial opinions and policies. But I would like to focus on his immigration reform policies, his xenophobic ideologies, and how that might affect America's relations with the rest of the world. *1 Gallagher, Joseph. A guide for the modern reader to Dante's Divine Comedy. Liguori, May 10, 1999. Print.2 DelReal, Jose A. “Donald Trump Announces Presidential Bid.” The Washingt... in the center of the paper... paper, but the content hierarchy would remain the same. The PSA would showcase Trump's policies and statements and then show their effect on a different American in each ad, for example, a family with mixed immigration status being separated from their loved ones who face deportation, having to decide whether to stay or not in the country. Another approach would be to counter each policy with a fact, for example, the PSA would start by stating: “Trump wants to ban Muslims in America”, under this statement there would be a fact that counters this policy “The United States would not seem like would do if it were not for a Muslim, Fazlur Rahman Khan. He pioneered a new structural frame tube system that revolutionized the look of American cityscapes.” The PSA would end with Trump's campaign slogan: “Make America Great Again,” but with a question mark at the end that would prompt the reader to think.
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