I’ve been holding off answering this because I’m not that articulate with my words and I wanted to make sure I had everything I said right. Here are my thoughts. People don’t typically listen to me or take me seriously when it comes to this stuff but I feel I deserve to post my own opinions up too.

When I found out who won the election I was extremely disappointed. Disappointed in the outcome. Disappointed in the system. I didn’t sleep very well either. I was very sad.

As today went on I grew even more disappointed. I was disappointed in many of my fellow democrats or even liberals. Not all of you, but many of you, have really shown a shameful side. You talk about how Trump is a bigot. He’s hateful, disgusting, embarrassing etc. but when your chosen candidate loses so many of you do the same thing. Spouting hate from literally every orifice you can find. I’ve seen so many of you say that you will unfriend anyone who voted for Trump even family. Wow. I thought the democrats and the liberals were about accepting all ideas, but when it comes to ideas from people in our own country, if they don’t match our own we try to shut it down in an instant.

I get it. Your angry. Many of you, especially from communities that have struggled with hate, feel fear. I get that. I will never feel it the way you have but I do get that you are afraid and angry. But don’t let anger and fear control your actions or your words. Take a step back and look at how you’re acting. You’re acting exactly the way you claim republicans are. You’re acting the way you don’t want people to act towards you. Stop being hypocritical. We often accept people from other countries in many ways but when it comes to the people in our own countries we want to force them to think the same way. We’re different here too and we can’t forget that. We’re different here more than many if not all other countries. I mean this from both sides. Both sides are guilty of this.

We aren’t all going to agree but that’s the beauty of the United States. People who voted for Trump felt the same way about Hillary the way you felt about Trump. Have some compassion. I know many people who voted for President Obama twice who voted for Trump. I don’t understand why and probably never will because I feel so strongly about something I doubt they will change my mind. You are the same way. You feel so strongly that Trump is the worst thing that could happen. They felt those same emotions, just as strongly.

Stop being angry. Let yourself be a bit sad if you want to but stop spreading hate. This is exactly why we didn’t want Trump in office, because he spreads hate. Well obviously you didn’t Trump to do that. More than ever we need to come together as a country. Truly loving something means all of its flaws. I do love the United States of America. It’s frustrating at times. Sometimes I want to leave but I’m proud of it. People come from all over the world to see this place. 

Let’s show them it’s not our leader who makes it great but the people.

It’s going to be okay!

Let’s celebrate the fact that the United States is already a great place. Let’s celebrate that everyone who voted yesterday voted for what they thought was the right. Have respect for the people who fight for what they believe is right. Just because Trump will be president doesn’t mean all of the good President Obama has done is going to be erased. We voted and we lost this time. 

Just because voting is over doesn’t mean we’re defeated.

If you feel so strongly about LGBT rights, recognizing the discrimination of my fellow minorities, helping people in need etc then don’t stop fighting for it. In the words of Henry David Thoreau,

“Even voting for the right is doing nothing for it. It is only expressing to men feebly your desire that it should prevail.”

Well you’ve shown people what you believe now keep fighting for it. Live your own life the way you think is right, let other people live their life the way they think is right.

“Whatever the world has “become you have no choice but to be part of it.” - Wu Xia

Try to live happily. Find the positive. Be the change you want.

Those are my honest to God thoughts on the subject. It may seem hopeless and like crap right now. But its always Darkest before dawn, we can stick together and be stronger than ever. I have nothing but respect and Love for all my fellow minorities, LBGT friends and People who face pain and discrimination constantly.

I’m here for all my friends and I always will be.