I voted for Donald Trump, and I’m not what you may think. Half the country voted for Donald Trump, and it doesn't make us all evil or idiots or racists. Voting for him makes us humans who are lucky to have the fundamental right to choose a candidate based on what we believe in.

I, like so many who voted for Trump, did not see him as my first choice. At all. During the primaries I was praying that someone else would take the lead. He was already way too controversial; he already had said some questionable (horrible) things. And yes, I completely recognize all the horrible thing he said, and no I do not condone any of them. I eventually had to accept that he was not a practiced politician and that he said stupid things and sometimes offensive things because of this. Though at first reluctant, I looked into his politics. I saw that he was determined to make the changes that I saw bettered the country for all.

Then he went up against Hillary Clinton. A woman who is becoming more and more progressive and jumping on platforms I could never get on board with. I’m not even going to bring up the FBI investigation, because even if she didn’t run into those issues, I still wouldn't have voted for her. I respect Hillary Clinton — she is an amazing politician and she seems like a great person but unfortunately (crazy me) I looked at the politics behind each candidate and where they could take our country with their platform and power.

Being someone who is fiscally conservative, who believes in small government, low taxes, severe immigration reform and the right to practice the second amendment, Hillary’s platform completely opposed what I stood for. All my life I have gone crazy trying to be as informed as possible, and I have finally found what I fundamentally believe in, and now I am called names for it. I am totally willing to accept that opposing opinions are held by my friends and peers; however the personal attacks have gone too far, and they are simply counterproductive.

I have already been called a racist by someone I thought was a friend to me. My friends and I has been called an idiots, just because we voiced what we believed. This double standard existing in the millennial universe that allows some to bash others freely and unwarrantedly, leaving some to afraid to say anything is just going to create a greater divide than what already exists.

I have no tolerance for racism, for sexism, or for discrimination of any kind from our government. I believe that all genders, all religions, and all skin colors should be accepted equally. Calling me and other voters these horrible names and making assumptions about our character based on the side of the aisle we have leaned toward is not only just going to make everyone more angry, but it completely wrecks the peaceful democracy we’ve been fighting for, for over 240 years.

Despite the upset a lot feel, the best thing we can all do is unify and make the new President what we want him to be. If you feel your basic human rights are being infringed on in anyway, that obviously is not acceptable. Instead of name calling and attacking, the best thing we can do is open up dialogue and figure out exactly where the problems lie and work with our government to fix them.

Most Trump supporters are not devils, they're not idiots, or ignorant or racist. The group of people who voted for Trump consist of some people like me, who saw a candidate that cared about important issues in a similar way that we do. I voted for Trump because I strongly believe in the Republican platform, I feel he has embraced it, and I believe it's time for some change. But most importantly, I voted for Trump because I love this country and all my fellow Americans and I would do whatever it takes to make America great.