I laid in bed this morning, postponing checking my phone because I did not want the world to change. I’ve always had hope in America, in its endless ventures and possibilities, and in all of thirty seconds it vanished when I read the notification indicating the next president of the United States.
I was not expecting a landslide victory for Hillary Clinton, but I believed that America would follow through. That in spite of varying opinions, we would still choose the person that had the most qualifications and morals to have such a powerful position. I had hope in America.
Instead, I am terrified that my country chose a racist, misogynistic, heartless, businessman to represent the United States.
I am disappointed that my country allowed a man like that to even run.
I am horrified that over 22,000 votes had a write in of Harambe.
I am outraged that over 40% of the population failed to vote for a President.
I am not shocked. I am heartbroken.
Hillary may have not been a perfect person, but she has been in politics longer than I’ve been alive.
She was there time and time again for every crisis, every attack, every threat to America. She is more qualified than President Obama. There was no one I trusted more to lead America into a better, stronger future.
You can dismiss everything I have said here as either disrespectful, irrelevant, or bias. However, I am not wrong when I say this is just the beginning. The protests, anger, hate and derogatory comments are just the beginning of what this country is about to face. I will not pretend this decision is okay, that the state of our country is okay, and that America will be okay.
However, I do still have faith for the future. I still believe in this generation, and I still believe women will run the world. I know this is a phase in America, that will inevitably end. The day it does we will come out stronger, and pursuing a greater nation free of shackles that bind us.
Just know there is nothing that will ever earn Donald Trump my respect. He is not my president.
I will always be with her.
