By Jianyu Hou, Freelancer based in Cleveland, OH., USA

As a writer for CNTV Panview, I was in Cleveland on Primary day for Ohio. Residents in the state were selecting US Presidential nominees for the Democrat and Republican Parties. It was also the same day I got married.

My husband, Jason Chinn, was thrilled to cast his vote for real estate mogul Donald Trump for the GOP nomination on the same day as his wedding.

Last winter, we met in Cleveland when America was not as great as before. Cleveland is full of deserted factories and abandoned shopping malls. Public safety is terrible.

Even during the day in certain areas of downtown, women are afraid to walk alone. Nevertheless, some Clevelanders stay optimistic, such as my husband.

Transitioning from China to Cleveland

In China, people called me "iron woman," because I could go everywhere by myself, and do many things by myself, but in America I was a newcomer. Due to bad public transportation, I could not go to a Chinese food store or work at my internship without a car. Jason had driven me from my home to my internship every workday last semester.

Last winter, my wall radiator stopped working at night, one day when the temperature had plunged to -18℃ outside. Nobody answered my emergency maintenance call. I felt helpless, but my neighbor, Jason, offered to let me live in his apartment.

In grocery stores, Jason, a dietician, told me how to avoid Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) food. It was difficult to ask for help since I was an "iron woman" from China, but Jason understood my concerns and helped. I found Mr. Right not in China, but in the U.S..

What happened to a great America?

However, America used to be a very great country. The healthcare and public education were not so commercialized as it is nowadays. The infrastructures were more advanced than the rest of the world, but now the whole country faces an infrastructure crisis.

Jason's family members are artists and business people. They complain that the Great Lakes region has declined and it's tougher to earn money after the 2008 financial crisis.

My husband started his small business after a tour of duty in the US Armed Forces. With his strong ability to analyze facts, he realized that if America wants to be great again, the country has to do more to rescue the economy and not stick to a rigid political ideology.

Supporting Trump for a reason

The US is now run by large multinational corporations. In a globalized economy, corporations choose to make profits over national interests. Consequently, America has lost so many jobs.

Meanwhile, Trump uses his own money to campaign, and not controlled by corporations. Trump cares about solving problems and thinks like a businessman.

Jason ignores criticisms about Trump coming from the American mainstream media, which is largely owned by large corporations. Many anti-Trump attacks don't make sense either.

Trump-haters act intolerant

Some claim Trump is a racist, but if he were, Trump would favor costly wars in the Middle East that worsen relations between Muslims and the West. Instead, he advocates stronger diplomatic negotiations and economic development.

As a former specialist of U.S. Army Intelligence deployed to Iraq, Jason understands the cost of wars, which have brought so much devastation to the region, as well as to many U.S. veterans suffering from physical and mental health problems. 

A few claim Trump is sexist, but if he were, he wouldn't shut doors on refugees to protect American women from sexual assaults. Other American politicians promote gender equality, but they only care about "political correctness" and ignore the voices of international victims of sexual assaults.

There are ancient Chinese sayings, "Good medicine tastes bitter but works well" and "Sincere suggestion sounds mean, but makes people think twice." Trump's opinions may hurt some people's feelings, but he points out many issues of American society that people don't want to talk about publicly.

Some who portray Trump as the next Hitler have encouraged others to assassinate him. In a democracy, if citizens don't like a candidate they can vote for another candidate, but assassins destroy electoral freedom.

On our wedding day, after Jason voted for Trump, we both wanted to celebrate. So, we took a picture holding a banner that read, "Donald Trump: Make America Great Again," but two young men yelled at us.

We ignored them because we didn't want to have a conflict on our wedding day. Yet, we felt threatened for taking a political stance, and that's not how America is supposed to be.

Returning to civility

My husband is neither a racist nor sexist, especially since he had just married an Asian woman and treats her well. Accordingly, people with keen perceptions won't judge people only by their words, but also by their deeds and that's why we believe Donald Trump will make America great again.

(Jason Chinn contributed to this article.)

Jianyu Hou, Freelancer based in Cleveland, OH., USA

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