Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at the 2016 American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Policy Conference at the Verizon Center, March 21, 2016. Evan Vucci/AP/Press Association Images. All rights reserved.President-elect Trump, this is very awkward. I did not vote for you, but I find myself with a burning desire to thank you from the bottom of my heart.
You may be unaware, but by winning this election you have unleashed and unified progressive voices from every corner of American society. The same unifying phenomenon is taking place in all corners of the world. It would have never happened without you. If it was not for you, we would still be buried in mediocre politics-as-usual, with the majority of citizens totally uninterested in getting involved, and even more people willing to suffice with being keyboard activists. So, thank you Mr. Trump.
When all is said and done, I promise you that Bernie Sanders is going to look like a Wall Street conservative. What you have set in motion may not break the two-party monopoly in US politics, or even bring the Democratic Party to its senses, but what you are about to witness is much more ground-breaking: it is the will of the people to act collectively in the service of the public good.
