What Happens if a Mexican Doesn’t Like Spicy Food?
Having lived in Mexico for five years, it was a rare occurrence for me to meet a Mexican who didn’t like spicy food for every meal of the day. Then one day, someone in my high school tried to convince the school cafeteria that they should have a non-spicy food option. This caused a huge uproar because half of the school wondered why you would change something that had been around forever, while the other half was keen on implementing new different choices. I’ll present the results of the spicy food proposal at the end, and see how it ties together with the controversial topic of gun control.
Everyone is well aware of the presidential candidates and how Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton’s views are almost polar opposites from social issues to economic policies. Specifically in the context of gun control, Trump wants to make it clear that “our founding fathers knew…” what they were doing with the 2nd amendment and it… “guarantees our right to defend ourselves and our families.” (Donald Trump, campaign rally in Franklin, TN) In a sense, Trump is an advocator for keeping spicy food, because spicy food is a tradition. Hillary Clinton, on the other hand, is promoting options to have non-spicy options. She believes that “we cannot let a minority of people… hold a viewpoint that terrorizes the majority of people.” (Hillary Clinton, CNN Town Hall)
What does this mean when people have to decide whether or not to allow spicy food into the cafeteria? What side will people take? In this case, whether or not you support Trump or Clinton is a clear indicator of where you stand on gun control. The information collected by the PEW provides a broad expanse of statistics about which type of people support further gun control. A majority of people overall support the use of background checks for private gun sales. However, the differences between Trump and Clinton’s views start to come out when you delve further into who is advocating for stricter gun control. The most interesting cleavage when it comes to gun control views is actually between household’s where a family member owns a gun (who are more likely to support Trump) and households that are strictly no gun (who are more likely to support Clinton).
The result of the spicy vs non-spicy debate? It was tabled until after I graduated. However, the gun control debate can’t be tabled until further notice. Someone will be voted President and they will have to address their opinion on the policy and how that will affect their time in office (and maybe divulge their real opinion on whether or not they like spicy food).
