The talk of the election and the results have been grueling and unprecedented. After November 9, 2016, early in the morning when we all found out the results, I put a ban on talking about it, at least in my house. In certain circumstances, I will engage in conversation but truthfully, I'd rather not. It is not because of exactly who won the election, or even what they will or won't do. It is simply because of the hateful and disgusting views of everyone that has 'spoken their mind', so to speak.
The things that I have seen on social media and in my community are just absolutely disgusting overall. There are people actually causing harm to others because of who they chose to vote for and the way that they feel. So yes, once the election was over, I made a decision to not have a voice and not speak on it.
I will not be the one to pressure someone into what I believe in, or to understand why I voted for who I voted for. We do not walk in other shoes, we do not know other people's lives, and we may deep down never even understand the reason why they chose to vote for whichever party. Therefore, I have nothing to say. If you voted for Hillary, kudos to you. If you voted for Trump, kudos to you as well.
What is done is done; the more time that you spend harping on the decision, the more time that this hateful and disgusting treatment of people all over will continue.
Even though we all have a voice, we used it on November 8th while we were in the election booth. That was the only place we should have voiced our opinions, and we did what we had to do. All of this loss of friends, ridiculous statuses, and intentionally hurting people is not at all worth it. You may feel that you have seen people's true colors, but if it is just now coming out, then it means that they were always there. You either just didn't see them, or the person put up a good front. They chose this election, this moment and this turn in history to show their true colors.
When you decide to do with however you feel is for you and you only; posting statuses, going out to hurt people, and outwardly disrespecting someone, because they didn't choose who you did, makes you no better than anyone that has ran in the election.
Stop the statuses, the ridicule, and the disrespect. You are not helping the decision that was made, you are hurting it. In reality, there is nothing that you can do about it.
The people of this country are what made me refuse to talk about the election in my household after it was done. I refuse to partake in conversations that allow me to voice how I feel about who the president is and why such was chosen. It leads to disrespect and the showing of true colors. This election has showed that, even though there is a window for intelligent conversation, the subject of the election would not be part of any sort of intelligence.
