A Historic New Day

Today has been a historic new day. It is the first full day of the 45th President of the United States, Donald J. Trump.

During President's Trump's inauguration speech he noted he wanted to unite our nation but I wonder if the today's marches and demonstrations held all around the world were what he meant by unification.

In our nation's capital an estimated a half a million people packed the streets in solidarity to show support for Women's Rights, Health Care, Equality for all people amopng other things  and to send a strong message to the new president.

They descended on Washington, D.C. arriving by car, bus, train and airplane. Tens of thousands of women from across the country, of all ages, and races and jobs and religions. Union workers and retirees, ER nurses and college students and such celebrities as Madonna and Cher. Many were accompanied by male friends and family and other supporters.

Not only did their fervor for basic human rights ignite a spark that reached cities and towns across America but traveled around the globe. The Women's March on Washington ignited solidarity of both women and men in cities like: London, Berlin, Paris, Mexico City, and Sydney. Sister marches took place in 70 countries spread across the continents.

Many were protesting the messages of the election campaign when Trump was seen misogynist, racist and hateful by many. Pink hats adorned the heads of many around the world. Women brought their daughters and men their sons to, as one man said: "I want my son to have positive male role models in the world, and I worry about the impact of a man like Trump, whose said the things he has about women, on young men growing up."

I doubt very much this is the unification President Trump spoke of yesterday. But, perhaps he knows and understands the power of anger or of providing a common ground for people to rally around to bring them together. Maybe, just maybe, he is crazy as a fox. We know he is intelligent. We know he is now the President of the United States. Regardless of your personal thoughts, we should also know enough, to at least give him a chance.