We are pretty damn lucky to live in a country as free and prosperous as the United States of America. We take for granted every day the privileges we receive living in a democracy such as ours. We are so blessed to live in a country where every citizen can call these privileges "rights," so many people across the globe cannot say the same.
Recently, many people on social media, including celebrities have made comments or hints that if a particular candidate is elected as President they will leave the country, as a political refugee. Here are four reasons why that logic is so extremely flawed.
1. The president is only one aspect of three major branches of government.
Many voters do not realize the reality that the US Government is made up of three specific branches. The Executive branch, The Legislative branch, and the Judicial Branch. So many people have the mentality that whoever is elected President is the "Monarch" of America and has supreme all-controlling power. This is factually wrong. Whoever is elected; yes even Mr. Trump, will have 2 other branches of US government watching over their every move.
2. The president only serves for four (or eight) years!
Do we not realize that four years is not long enough to completely destroy the United States of America? If one thinks the United States is that weak and vulnerable then that is a true testament to their lack of patriotism. We have the most powerful and developed military in the entire world. I think we can handle four years...because after all the US Military is an entire entity of their own separate from the Executive branch.
3. The liberal and conservative agendas aren't all that different.
Liberals and Conservatives alike want to fix this "broken election system" that has crippled the primary elections during this presidential election. As different as Republicans and Democrats can be, they actually have more similar goals than altering. The effort will be in deciding which path to chose to arrive at those specific goals.
4. You shouldn't abandon your country.
It seems so silly to me, and to be honest childish and foolish to just pick up and leave your country because you disagree with who was elected. You are a citizen of your country and you have a moral responsibility to be mature enough to stand by your country even when you don't agree with the acting presidential administration's political ideologies. A country is more than just its politics; a Country is ITS PEOPLE.
So please this 2016 election season, campaign and vote passionately, but also do not flee your country because you are a sore loser. Many foolish losers stated back in 2008 when Senator Obama was elected President Obama that they would leave for Canada, because he was going to be the destruction of America. Those people did not move to Canada, and America is still standing and actually doing much better economically under the Obama Administration. We must have faith in our great country, and not make foolish statements such as fleeing to other countries because of political differences.
