NOCTILUCA October 2016

OPINIONS Appleton, Wisconsin October 2016 Volume XXII

Issue II Page 4

Libertarian reflects frustration regarding candidates Comparing perspectives: The 2016 election

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On Nov. 8, the nation faces one of the most important decisions — electing a new president. This election is like none ever before. Clearly, it is also capturing the at- tention of the entire globe. With big personalities like business- man Donald Trump as one of the candidates, media coverage is bound to be widespread and frequent.And though his election can seem more like a fictional TV show than the decision of the United States’next president, it is important to do your part by vot- ing. Being aware of the platforms and ideas of each candidate will help provide you and voters with the information necessary to cast an educated ballot. Former Sec- retary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is the democratic can- didate for this 2016 presidential election, and she has plans to help you. Secretary Clinton is looking out for the common working class American and their fami- lies. Like a compassionate politi- cian should, she cares for her con- stituents and wants to help them, not big business. Hillary believes in creating a fair tax system in which big businesses and Wall Street will pay their fair share. In terms of the upcoming elec- tion, I honestly have been left speechless by both candidates, and not in a good way. On one hand, you have Hillary Clinton, who as far as I know, is not well- liked by most Liberals due to a variety of reasons. The main concern I have with her becom- ing our president is that she may start World War Three. I say this because of her past work as the Secretary of State, including her “removal” of internet-based files that contained sensitive informa- By Alex Laux By Alok Ravel 2016. When I hear that set of numbers, I honestly do not know what to think. There re- ally is no label we can apply to this year. Actually, there is one. Confusing. It is confusing to me because we have a vast amount of social and economic issues that have been unaddressed, not to mention international turmoil. Yet somehow, we have managed to let two inane and incompetent individuals run for the office of the President of the United States due to the hypocrisy of the two-party system. For those of you who do not know who I am speaking of, those two people are Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.

tion, such as SCI (above top se- cret) and SIGMA 1 (which has to do with nuclear energy and weapons) classifications. Ad- ditionally, Clinton’s statements regarding the Russian Federa- tion’s involvement in theMiddle East seems to be a subliminal at- tempt to prod the Russian Bear, Vladimir Putin (a man I have the utmost respect for). Yes, the United States has a large and well equipped military but Hill- ary realizes to what limits the Russians would go to act upon insults. On to everyone’s favorite busi- nessman and newly-appointed politician: Donald Trump! Out of 17 Republican candi- dates, some worse than others *COUGH* Ben Carson, how in the world did the party man- age to let Trump be the frontrun- ner? Anyway, it is a bit too late to be asking that question, so let’s cut to the chase. Last year while I was doing some research for a speech regarding Donald Trump’s business, social, and political life, I acquired more in- formation about his opinions and dealings. Donald’s ideas about his foreign policy and econom- ic ideals have been obscure to most people, including myself. From what I have been able to

ton plans to provide greater ease in healthcare. Clinton will defend the Affordable Care Act, which provides health care coverage to over 20 million people, and combine mental health care with physical health care which will provide psychiatric care to ev- eryone. Clinton wants to launch a National Suicide Prevention initiative. Overall, Secretary Clinton wants to provide health- care to every American. No one deserves to live with the unrest of not having health coverage. Secretary Clinton has big plans for the country that will help pro- vide a better current state and a better future. She is looking to protect every American’s rights. She plans to raise the incomes of American families. She will protect and clean up the envi- ronment. She will make sure all Americans have access to health- care. Hillary Clinton has goals; she has lists of things she wants to achieve, and she has plans on how to achieve these goals in- stead of simply stating she has “big plans.” Hillary Clinton is an experienced politician who looks out for her constituents and sees her constituents as people. President Clinton will look out for you. see how he thinks it would be good to detain people of cer- tain ethnicities and religions, but in my eyes, that is a very unfair and unintelligent thing to do. This particular aspect of the Trump campaign is something that is important to me because although my siblings and I are all natural born citizens and my parents have been legal United States citizens for a considerable amount of time, I am still a per- son of South Asian descent. To single out people who believe in a certain religion because of oth- ers’ actions is simply unconstitu- tional.After all of this immigrant talk, I am compelled to give my opinion on those who illegally enter the country. As long as said illegal alien is being a productive member of society, is willing to produce valid identification, and takes the citizenship test, they should be allowed to reside in the United States as a document- ed alien. All in all, whoever you pick at the end of the day, nobody re- ally knows in what direction this country is headed. I hopeAmeri- cans will see past the political fa- cade and vote for a better future for our country, the United States of America.

discern, I think I agree with his ideals of trickle-down econom- ics and bringing industry and business back to the States, but still, I will not commit to sup- porting him because he has been inconsistent in his decisions. In the past, Donald Trump has sup- ported and endorsed candidates from the Democratic and Green Parties, and I respect others’ opinions and decisions, but to have someone who has been all over the political board does not make them a trustworthy person to run our country. Another sub- ject that bothers me is Trump’s thoughts on immigration. I can Alok Ravel comments on the current election. Photo by Maeve Salm

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Liberal expresses support for Democratic platform

ing the national mini- mum wage. Secretary Clinton’s overall goal is to provide relief and higher income to the everyday family, not to favor big business. It is very clear that equality amongst all people is still not a con- stant factor. Women only make about 80 cents to a man’s dol- lar and do not have full control of their repro- ductive health. Mem- bers of the LGBT com- munity do not have the

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Alex Laux comments on Hilary Clin- ton’s platform . Photo courtesy of Alex Laux

While closing the loopholes on Wall Street, Clinton has plans to provide tax cuts to small busi- ness. “It’s outrageous that multi- millionaires and billionaires are allowed to play by a different set of rules than hardworking fami- lies, especially when it comes to paying their fair share of taxes,” says Clinton. She very firmly believes in keeping jobs here in the United States and creating jobs in communities. Clinton’s five-point plan works to achieve an economy that benefits all by making debt free college avail- able to everyone, rewriting the rules so companies share their profits with employees, and rais-

same basic rights and respect as cis-gendered and straight peo- ple do in the workplace and the community. Immigrants are dis- criminated against and families are torn apart through difficult naturalization processes. Racial profiling is active in the police forces. To eliminate inequal- ity, Clinton plans to stand with Planned Parenthood; provide paid work leave, including fam- ily leave; give federal basic rights to LGBT persons; and promote naturalization of immigrant fami- lies while keeping them together. Every American deserves health care, and Secretary Clin-