The 2016 Presidential election has passed and with a twist that
many didn’t see coming: Republican Presidential nominee Donald J Trump won the
White House. For sure, there will be the pundits and the die hard, Democratic
supporters who say Hillary Clinton won the popular vote and she should be the
winner. Shades of the 2000 election abound, but in the end… it really doesn’t
matter. We have an Electoral College and until such a time that the Electoral
College is abolished… the popular vote is not how the President and VP are chosen.
We the voters only indirectly elect the President. The Electorates of each
state will elect the candidate come Dec 19th and yes, the candidate elected will be Donald
Trump.
None of us knows what is going to happen going forward and this post isn't about what the President Elect will do or who he will piss off. It's about us... you & I; and what we as a nation need to do to right our ship. With that out of the way… how do we proceed?
First thing is first… We all need to respect the Office of
the Presidency. Donald Trump is the President Elect, he was elected and won in
a fair process. Time and again throughout
President Obama’s administration, all of us saw the racist comments on Facebook
or in the Media. For some of us, myself included, it angered me to no end. Kenya baby… O-Bammie… Obama Hussein… The Monkey in the White House… and let’s
not forget the supreme mother of all insults to a black man or woman: “Nigger”.
“He’s not my President” or "I didn't vote for him, so I'm not supporting him", many declared. True, you may not have voted for him or even like that he is your President;
but as the office holder of Presidency of the United States… he is the top public
elected servant for ALL Americans. The same applies now. I may not have voted
for Donald Trump, but he will be this nation’s President come January 20th,
2017 and as President, he will be entitled to the respect that the office
commands. The violence we are seeing at protests is not going to accomplish
anything or move us forward as a nation. Right now, more than anything… this
nation needs healing and unity. Protesting and assembling peacefully? Yes,
protected by the 1st Amendment. Protesting and inciting violence against
others? Not protected.
The 2nd thing we need to do…. Embrace our
neighbors & love them. This includes any of you on the Christian right as well; who need to hug and
love their bleeding heart, tree hugging, Liberal friends. If you don’t
understand why, may I suggest you go back to the Good Book and check out John
15:17… go ahead, we’ll wait until you get back.
Hi there, welcome back! We’re on the same page now, right? You
saw that there were no caveats to what he said, am I right? Good Deal. Moving
on…
Now one thing Trump did do this election cycle, was to show
us how bad America has gotten with regards to how Americans treat each other.
Not directly of course, but through the fallout of his behavior and speeches. We
now see that racism, homophobia and misogyny is still alive and doing fairly well.
Not all of us,
dare I say most of us, share these
behaviors and attitudes. Donald Trump indirectly however has forced us to see
and admit these problems. How do we fix this? I honestly don’t know, but I do
know one of the steps is going to be embracing one another. It’s not a physical
action you understand, but the concept of accepting people for who they are,
even when we don’t know or understand what that may be.
3rd… This election cycle has made enemies of
friends. Words spoken cannot be taken back, but we CAN move forward together. How do I know we can? Because this election
cycle has proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that “We the People” are fed up. Donald
Trump wasn’t elected for his policies as much, as he was because so many
Americans are pissed and wanted to say “Fuck you!” to the establishment, whose
been fuckin’ things up for us.
We the People are tired of politics in DC. We the People are
tired of the last hour backroom, power deals. We the People are fed up with
lobbyists. We the People are fed up with the men and women that we sent to
represent our will, not doing their damn jobs*.
(jobs*- see also taxes, economy, immigration, etc.)
We the People want our country fixed… because when our house is in order, we will be the best. Other countries will again look to us again, as a shining beacon and aspire to be like us. Politics isn’t a once a year or every fours civic duty, folks. It’s a constant duty for us all. Be involved. Write, e-mail or call your elected officials and make your voice heard; because if you aren’t… then you aren’t doing your part to self govern and you don’t get to complain when the government isn’t working.
We the People want our country fixed… because when our house is in order, we will be the best. Other countries will again look to us again, as a shining beacon and aspire to be like us. Politics isn’t a once a year or every fours civic duty, folks. It’s a constant duty for us all. Be involved. Write, e-mail or call your elected officials and make your voice heard; because if you aren’t… then you aren’t doing your part to self govern and you don’t get to complain when the government isn’t working.
The only way that “We the People” can govern… is if in fact
we are actively doing so.
Munch
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