There’s nothing to protest. People voted. For some of us, our choice didn’t win, based on our country’s system (ok, arguably this wasn’t a majority win, but rather a electorate win), but it’s still our democratic system. Maybe we should rally to try to get rid of the electoral college. Meanwhile, wait another 2 years for the mid-term. Maybe people won’t take their voting rights so lightly next time. Move on.
The political parties have both contributed to our constant left and right wild swings. Because our country, as a whole, has become less tolerant of compromising, we are left with the bizzaro scenario in which political winds change drastically one way and then the other. We can try to figure out who started it, but at this point, does it really matter? It’s like having two kids that were horseplaying and broke your favorite lamp, and the two kids both pointing fingers at each other saying they other one did it. You don’t really care who started it, and you end up grounding both kids because both of them contributed to your now broken lamp.
Ironically, if Bernie had been the nominee, he probably would have beaten Trump. I don’t think most of the solid blue and blue leaning states would have changed their vote had it been Bernie. I believe in most of the swing states that Hillary lost, Bernie beat both Hillary AND Trump. So, I’d say, part of the blame of what how we got to where we are here is also because of the DNC. I’m not sure how I would have felt about Bernie versus Trump, frankly…
Frankly, I’m sick of it. At this point, I want Trump to restore some jobs/economy/sanity to middle america, despite how despicable a few of his supporters (and emphasis here is some, not all) are. And I’m willing to give him a chance to do this. Frankly, we don’t have a choice anyway. I hope the insane things he have said was more of a theatrical performance. I hope over the course of the past year, he acknowledges how horribly he as treated women in the past, and while because of his personality will never publicly apologize, I’d like to see, through his actions, to amend for his previous deeds. I’d also like to see that now that he has won, we don’t waste any more ridiculous time about talking about “locking Hillary up”…(Personally if I were Obama, since his legacy is pretty much being undone, he might as well give the finger and just give Hillary a pardon…So at least we can stop wasting time on this thing). One thing I do agree with Trump is Congress should be term limited.
If middle america isn’t happy, this nation will never be happy, and they will always have a voice, and this constant polarization will continue, and probably grow worse and worse. If middle america has a better financial future, there’s a bigger chance they can care less of everything else that goes on that is insane from the right..And they’ll leave me alone…
Sometimes you just have to give a little in order to gain a lot back in the long run…Well, at least that’s what I’m trying to tell myself. Lol…Meanwhile, I think I’m going to restrict travel in the U.S. to just the west coast. Don’t want to get deported ….Lol….
