I think most people woke up this morning with an
uneasiness that had to do with lack of sleep and a little election that was
held yesterday. Results aside, I can’t believe the utter disrespect and hatred
spewing around the Internet after Trump was announced as the next president.
Supporters of Hillary Clinton have been posting all day
about how Trump supporters have flushed the country down the toilet or set them
back 50 years.
How do they know this? Because of the speech from one
man? Granted, it’s not going to be an easy road, but what about the innocent
until proven guilty mentality. He hasn’t even stepped foot in the White House.
The more contentious our elections get the harder it is
for us to come back together as a community, state and country. We spent two
years telling one another how awful the other side was, then in one day we’re
expected to kiss and make up. That won’t happen.
Nothing in our country happens in a vacuum. There are
checks and balances. Those we elected to congress aren’t going to all of a
sudden agree with every proposal Trump makes, just like they wouldn’t have
given Hillary Clinton a blank check to do with whatever she wanted.
The lesson to be learned in all of this is tolerance. The
communities who feel persecuted have to remember how far we’ve come as a
society with acceptance and love. One election and one man can’t change the
education and attitudes of the masses. I honestly believe that we can be the
best culture we can be from sea to shining sea, if we take a moment, pause and
breathe.
No matter who you voted for, let it go. When Obama was
elected eight years ago, there were people who were furious and sure we were
all going to hades, but here we are eight years later and the world hasn’t
fallen apart. Some people have it better, others are still looking for
something else.
Let’s just preach tolerance, on all sides.
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