Trump for Pence & Hamilton for Humanity

So, it seems that one day does not go by without the world being reminded of how President-elect Trump and his VP Mike Pence are loathed by the people of the United States of America.

Pence, the notoriously conservative and homophobic Vice-President of the USA, for some strange reason decided to go to the heart of Broadway to watch a play many of you might have heard of that goes by the name of Hamilton.

For those who may not know, Hamilton's cast is multi-ethnic, multi-cultural and immensely progressive, the composer of Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda, being himself a Latino who champions liberal causes such as LGBT rights.

Pence, who has advocated for strict laws that take away a woman's control of her own body, not to mention to take away whatever little protection gay people had of course was not quite welcomed by the people of Broadway who booed him on sight (though some considered him "brave" for showing up and cheered his presence).

As the play came to its end actor Brandon Victor Dixon could not let go of this opportunity to reach out and so he had a very special message for the VP, “We, sir, are the diverse America who are alarmed and anxious that your new administration will not protect us, our planet, our children, our parents, or defend us and uphold our inalienable rights. We truly hope that this show has inspired you to uphold our American values and to work on behalf of all of us.”

While this might sound like a touching, calm expression of one's desire for a better society this is sadly not how Trump nor his followers saw it (Pence himself exited the auditorium before letting Dixon finish his message, although he stood in the hallway to listen to the rest).

Trump himself has come to Twitter calling this event "harassment" while his fans have called for a boycott of Hamilton (an interesting decision since Hamilton's tickets have already been sold out until August 2017).

It is interesting to see how easily Trump and his fans demand respect for a president who got elected despite not having the majority of voters by his side, especially when taking into account the many smears, accusations, insults and hate campaigns Trump and many of his followers have led against President Obama.

If anything can be learned from this is the strong position of double standards on the American Right.

You can spend years insulting, smearing and disrespecting a president you dislike but whine when someone decides to deliver a polite message to the one you wanted.

We are not certain for how long Trump and Pence will really hold it in office, but one thing is for sure, once they leave a trail of hatred and division will stay behind.