I am a young, white female in college. I come from a (now) lower-middle class family. I grew up in a Presbyterian family, my sexual orientation is straight, and I have always been relatively health. Because of those things, I have privilege: I don't get hateful words slurred at me, I'm not threatened to be kicked out of the country, and I am not worried about hate group attacking me because of the color of my skin.
I do not know how people of color, people of different religions, and the LGBT+ community feel. That does not mean I cannot empathize with those who are.
I did not vote for Trump because of his track record of mocking the disabled, aggressive sexual phrases, and his obvious racism. I was scared for those Obamacare helped get insurance for the first time in years, like my mother; I was scared for my LGBT+ friends, as their marriages might not be legal soon; I was scared for my friends of different heritages, cultures, and religions; I was scared for women, because it is politicians and judges like Trump that it is the reason that Brock Turner was let off so easily. I was scared. I am scared.
I am not with Trump, like I was with Hillary, but I know that I need to respect the peoples' decision in our soon-to-be new leader. I do not hope for his failure or impeachment; I am going to give him a chance. But that doesn't mean I am not apprehensive of our future as a country.
I am not with Trump, but I am with you, America. I am for love, not hate. I believe in loving thy neighbor, no matter of religion, sexuality, race, health, and political opinions.
Please do not tell people how to feel over this election. People are allowed to be scared, apprehensive, and worried. While I agree that we should not get violent like some protests are, we do have the right to peacefully protest. We have the right to be scared for ourselves or for others. We have the right to be worried about what a Trump Administration will do to our country.
We may not have a lot of things in common right now, America, but there is at least one: we are all here. If we do not show love, especially right now, our country will only fail.
I am with you, America. And I always will be.