Here we are, less than 72 hours after the polls have rung in that our President coming January 19, 2017, is none other than Donald Trump.

Of course, Republicans and Democrats alike were shocked by this result. As I was watching the live CNN results come in, they also showed images of people crying and being angry over what was happening. I'm glad that people are passionate about our country that it moves them to tears -- no matter what their views. However, I have to wonder how many of these people actually looked beyond the rhetoric and looked at the policies of the other side. I have heard many people say they would not vote for Hilary Clinton because she was crooked but yet they couldn't tell me why. It's the same with Trump, they claim he is going to start WWIII, but most people can't site evidence that he even wants to get involved in international wars.

I think that one of the biggest blessings that we have in this country is that we can literally choose our governmental leaders, yet people act like it's something that they shouldn't even be concerned about. I think that we owe it to the people who have fought for this privilege (yes privilege, not right) to actually be informed on what and who we are voting for.

I know that this election and it's results have upset a lot of people, but instead of using that anger and frustration to start a twitter war or bash people on Facebook, I challenge you to actually do something about it. If you feel so passionately about something as to say that you're going to move countries, than actually learn how you can make the changes you want. Stop reading news that caters to one side, learn about the other party's platform, write letters to your local representatives until the listen to you, figure out your role as an active citizen. Vote for policies, not politics. Ignorance is easy, knowledge is hard. However, when you live in a country that let its people choose who runs it, ignorance is a dangerous thing. No matter what side you fall to, blaming the other is never the answer. True change comes when people are willing to act on it, not whine about it.