This is part two of a two part article. You can read part one here.
I don't like the way people treated and continue to treat each other, especially on social media. They think the election brought out the worst in people on the streets, but there are firestorms starting behind keyboards. You can run, but you can't hide your own truth on social media. You run when someone tells you you're wrong and you fight back with such a vengeance that you make yourself a dead end. You can't hide your fears from me, the viewer, because I know that you have fears, even about your own president. You berate your own friends when they don't agree with you and you ruin your own friendships because you hide from their truth. Listen with an open mind and you may find yourself nodding to what they are saying. They may try and hide from you, but if you come at them with an open mind and say, "it's all right, go ahead, I am interested to listen to what you are saying." You might find that things will go both of your ways.
I am not perfect. I sometimes get a twinge of anger or disgust when people try to tell me that Trump is our savior from debt and deceit. It's not that I don't believe them, it's that I can't trust something that hasn't happened yet. I have watched more scandal than I have seen good. But you know, people don't like good; never have, never will. You crave scandals and lies because if it isn't your guy, you think you are winning. That is what I see a lot of my Facebook friends doing. It is truly the never ending story, one that will go on and on till finally it ends and a new chapter begins.
I don't hate anyone. That is something I know. I don't hate your views because they aren't mine, I respect a person with views more than a person without them. It is hard to see a person be defined by one election, and that fragment is funny because who defines people based on an election anyway? That's like saying I hate you because I like Nutella and you like peanut butter. Well, I guess everyone failed at that this year, am I right? But seriously, don't feel bad if someone unfriends you because you have things you care about. If you made this election your life, so be it. It really does effect all our lives, but to care more about that than your own friends is just selfish.
I can't tell you what a relief it is to write this. Not everyone gets this kind of platform to express their views publicly. But it is my job to let everyone know that there is at least one person out there who is your friend and will always be your friend, no matter who you chose to vote for.