What’s going on with Donald Trump’s campaign?

Andrew Malhotra, Cal Times Contributor

Trump’s presidential campaign has taken the country by storm, leaving many political scientist literally lost for words, as many though he would burn out very early, yet there seems to be no end in sight for him. Wining so much support goes so to show how badly, some Americans think something needs to change in a big way, and this is why so many people are jumping on his ship for the presidency. Not everyone sees Trump as this great way to  “Make America Great Again”. In fact it seems for every supporter he gets, another two people grow to hate him that much more, and yes you read that right I said hate him, not just dislike as many people do of the candidate opposite to there ideology.
There seems to be something more here, as to why they hate him so much more than would be usually. In fact they have started to protests his rallies, which really is not that big of a deal, as many people have protested many things in the past. In fact there probably has been a civil protests for just about everything, I am this is American after all, but there is something different going on here.
People are not civilly protesting his rallies, but are turning them violet, creating riots, getting into fights with supporters, throwing water bottles at supporters, and even blocking roads so his rallies so they cant go on. It has gotten so bad that the city were the conventions will take place has even brought tons of riot gear, asked for many to build a wall, and have even asked for the national guard to be called in, as they think the city will erupt in riots. I was even thinking for going thru the Washington center, or trying to find another way to go, cause it will be the convection of a life time to go to. I have to rethink all of it now, as I do not want to in the middle of a city in mass riots.
This sadly is nothing new, just look at when Vice-President Hubert Humphrey ran for the presidency, all of Chicago broke out in mass riots, while the 1968 Democratic Convention went on. He in fact probably was not the first candidate to have violet protest against him, just like Trump is not the first either, although when it happens on such a large scale it is still not any less different.
In Trumps cases however, there is something going on here that truly has not been seen before, and this as many people have put it is that he him self is in-sighting the riots/violence’s. Many Liberals and maybe even non-Trump GOP supporters are taking this stand point, and I will even admit that I hate Trump so much that I was even bound to agree. I mean Trump did say he would pay for peoples legal fees for people who got into at this rallies, even if they were against him, and in addition has even said “we love are protestors”. If that’s not condoning all of this violence I do not know what is. If its anything my political science major has taught me, is to not just take things at face value.
It in fact is easy to just blame Trump for it all, I mean especially if you hate him also, but do not take things at face value just like I was though. He is just one person and most importantly the candidate; therefore all he wants is more free media. What better way not to get free media then to seem to in-sight the violence, better yet to then contradict yourself by saying you do not in-sight the violence, which is all things he has done. Now some people and maybe even you, will say why would a candidate do all that just to get free media, but you have to remember this is Trump we are talking about. The man’s whole campaign has been about this type of show boating, and doing anything to get free media. Worst of all nothing seems to stick to him, therefor he does not have to worry about it affecting him later on.
Therefor if he was to really be the push behind of all this violence’s, why would he then go to contradict himself saying he does not approve of it, kind of counter productive if you ask me. Not just to mention the most important thing everyone who blames Trump forgets, that he is just ONE person. I mean in less I am missing something here, and Trump has cloned himself, or made an army of people where he is the head of it, all in order to be creating this violence at this rallies, he can not be the source behind it all. Yes, it is true he is not helping the cause, but this is America under the first amendment he as the right to freedom of speech, and people have a right to think for themselves. Oh no wait people cannot think for themselves, we live in Nazi Germany, or the Soviet Union, or really any nation-state which is telling you what you must do/believe in.
This is why the people not Trump are the blame for all these riots/violence at his rallies, while I do not like Trump either; I am bound to agree with the conservatives on this issue. The people have just gone why to far this time. If you do not like Trump than yes protest his rallies, but in a peaceful way, or better yet try to convince people not to vote for him. All you do by causing these riots is to hurt your own cause, and force people on the fence about Trump to be pushed off the fence, and on to his side of things. Not just to mention when you shut a major city down like in the case of Ferguson, or disrupt other peoples lives like by blocking the roads, you move American one step closer to complete chaos.
Many countries already around the world do not like us, and we do not need to give them any more things to hate us. People need to remember we all have are own brains, can think for are, and are in American society individuals, so just do not take things at face value. Stop and think about it Trump just wants free media to gain in popularity, therefore he will just talk the talk to gain support, and people themselves need to stop and think: He can say as he wants its in the First Amendment, I should not violently protest him, its not worth it to cause riots, and hurt my side and my county in the process.