Wednesday, December 21, 2016

It's been a couple of months and it's practically a new country

I never though I would say this... Trump is our president. He is. Donald Trump. President Donald. I'm speechless. This win-what does it mean for our future? What does it mean for the entire democratic style of our government as a whole? It is doubtful that the values this country prides itself on as are really going to exist anymore. Just look at it: Donald Trump in office. Making a record as quite possibly the most divisive presidential candidate in the history of elections. Now, I've heard reactions from "In your face, we're gonna make America great again!" to "Let's move to Canada". Both, however, are inappropriate for the situation. While the first one only demonstrates the stand-offish and egotistical personality of the Trump Supporters, the second one only gives in to the fearful environment that the Trump Supporters are trying to create. There is no doubt that this election has brought out the worst in people, but it is not longer just the election. The mentality of "I'm superior to all different than me" encouraged by Donald Trump is not going to stop; it's only going to get worse until the end of his four year term. Already, the portion of the country that supports the president-elect has began to repress the opinions of all others, marking them off as "stupid", "unreasonable", "too opinion-based", or "influenced by biased media". Despite the fact that there is no way to get "non opinionated" facts other than to sift through the words of a variety of media sources, 46% of the country believes this. Still, moving out of the country due to fear only encourages Trump's message. The only real way to repair the state of the country is to stay and fight for our diminishing values and to not stop.  Even though this election has told us otherwise, each and every one of our votes matter. In addition, especially after election night, we need to have more faith in each other. It's not that a majority of the country believes in Trump's xenophobic ideas, but it is rather that those who do are spread across the states (which is rendering the electoral college system useless). This election was only a hurdle in the long history in the United States, but it can easily be crossed if the country can unite over dealing with our new president rather than splitting on whether he is right or wrong.

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