The 49 states of America

To say Donald Trump's win as new president didn't come lightly would be an understatement. From peaceful protests to violent riots, the people of America are not afraid to show how they feel about Trump, and California is no exception. Being a largely democratic state, as well as being one of the most diverse states, over 38% of people being Latino, California may be one of the biggest contenders in this nationwide sweep to get rid of Trump. So what do its people say about this matter?

According to an article by The Washington Post, Manuel Guerrero, a resident of Santa Ana, California, "is terrified by the impending presidency of Donald Trump and how it will affect Latinos like him." He says this as he and a few dozen other like-minded people prepare to protest Trump across a highway. It doesn't stop there however. The day after Trump's victory, thousands of people marched through the streets, blocked freeways, some even damaging property and businesses.  Adriana Garcia says Trumps presidency "might subject her , the daughter of Mexican immigrants, to racist and sexist hatred she has never experienced."

Among all this chaos, what is the solution to Trump? As many believe, secession from the country seems to be a growing option. With people using the term Calexit, in reference to Britain's Brexit, people rallying in Sacramento to get a secession referendum on the 2018 ballot, even Shervin Pishevar, co-founder and co-chief of Sherpa Capitol, saying he will begin to fund a "legitimate campaign" to make California its own nation, the people of California aren't joking around when they talk about secession.

But what does all of this prove? That California is a strong, independent state, able to secede and become its own nation? How about looking at the big picture. What this shows about America as a country, and what is shows to the rest of the world. It doesn't show that America, or California, is a strong nation, but rather a weak one that is unable to keep itself together when times become rough. It shows a democratic nation that becomes so distraught over the president they chose, that they find it necessary to protest, riot, and, in this case, even consider seceding. All of this done before our new president, Trump, is even given a chance to prove himself in office. And our neighboring countries, they fear us. They fear the thought of becoming like us. My friends have told me they wont visit America because they are scared of what is happening in our country.

Trump may not be a good president, and many say he will divide our country, but right now it is our own people that are doing the dividing. A country that was once founded upon "we the people" has turning into "we will only be the people when we get what we want." And if that is the case, then we were never "the people."