Why Is America Ever Great

Was America Ever Great? “Let’s make America great again,” the slogan that rang across America angering half of the population while also resonating with the other half. America was rumored to be an option for families who wanted a new life full of opportunities for their children. Many were persuaded by the rights guaranteed by a piece of paper. In the Declaration of Independence, it states, “…all men are created equal,” however, there hasn’t been a time where this has been strictly enforced in American history. Donald Trump repeats that he will make America great again, but he doesn’t specify exactly when it was that America was great that he’s trying to replicate today. He could be meaning to replicate a time before the Barack presidency, or even back to when we had slaves. America was never great if it was created under the genocide of the indigenous people who lived here their whole lives before Christopher Columbus, slaves who were forced to obey their masters’ bidding, and the oppression of women. Students are taught at a very young age that Columbus was a hero for finding the Americas. However, they aren’t
Only 100 years have passed where women were granted the right to vote because they were perceived as uneducated therefore unable to vote. Since long ago, women were perceived to be property of their husbands. They were to stay at home, cook, and take care of the children restricted of having an education and career. They were stripped of their political and property rights because of men who saw it unfit for women to have basic human rights. Women had to face the constant humiliation and condemnation that men brought on because they weren’t born as males. There was never a time where America could be seen as great when the very people who lived there were oppressed for years because of their