By Kelly Cacciolfi | Assistant Editor
Candace Shivers, Associate Professor of Sociology and Human Services reflects on her thoughts from the November 2016 issue of the Observer where she was quoted saying this about Trump “I’ll be honest. I’m not sure what he could have said that would have made me vote for him”.
A year later nothing has changed in her thoughts of how she voted in last November’s election. Shivers said, “it has confirmed people’s angst about Trump”.
Shiver’s said “I try to get people the benefit of the doubt, always. There has been no overhaul of education or any changes in the things I believe in to change my vote”. Shivers found a positive, however, that has happened during the Trump Presidency and said “people’s stocks and their portfolios are getting better if they invested correctly”.
Shiver’s feels strongly that no one should be marginalized and said “If someone voted for Trump that’s OK, that’s their right. It’s not Trump’s fault he was voted in as President”. Both Democratic and Republicans were shocked that this happened, that Trump became president.
Shivers said this about how the presidency is going to date, “I’m that person that believes everything happens for a reason so, if nothing else, this has awakened our nation about what is the possibilities are and that we can’t just sit back on our laurels and expect stuff to happen. Movement is happening. It bothers me that minorities and women “recently” have been given the right to vote and I hear young women say I am not a registered voter”. Shivers sees life in our nation and said “I am excited about the energy, people caring again, the marching, and young people getting involved. My nervousness is that there is still a segment of people in despair. The Presidency is super important but don’t forget the local elections that you have a direct impact on, get involved both sides of the aisle”.
In the 2020 election Shivers feels “For the first time in a long time there will be a challenger in the same party or might be Joe Kennedy, the reason I say that is because he is an everyday guy and for the most part he is trusted’.
The one thing Shivers wants the MWCC students to consider is “I try to tell every student in my classes that it is actually OK not to agree with everyone all the time. A truly democratic society allows for different voices. And the idea that you believe your right and others are wrong it’s just their truth is theirs and you should never squash others truth”. Lastly, Shivers said, “Live your truth”.
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