Tuesday, November 8, 2016

Election Day Reminder


Do you have strong feelings about who wins the presidential election? Are you vocal about it on social media? Have you created riffs between yourself and the people around you because you have demented their opinions in order to make your own look better?

. . . Trust me, we all know. 

This entire year and then some has been a whirlwind of political conjecture and arguing over social media. I told myself I wouldn't get involved, but I think it's about time I allow myself to chime in on this particularly dramatic Election Day.

As a citizen of the United States of America, you're allowed to express yourself and to vote for whichever candidate you please. What I don't see in the Constitution is the constant judgement and adversity that too many people have been dishing out onto those who (God forbid) have a differing opinion on who they want to vote for. 

In fact, this election has been all too reminiscent of a professional football game to me. Screaming and shouting on behalf of fans who are cheering for opposing sides while slinging slews of vulgarities at each other  for no concrete reason other than to get their point across. What will these actions do to impact the outcome of the game? Short answer: nothing.

Sure, we all have different opinions and there's nothing wrong with that! If we didn't, we wouldn't be much of a functional country. I'm stressing the importance of being respectful of the opinions of others, because we're all just trying to vote for who we think can represent this country that we all love and cherish. 

We all want to do what we think is best for America. While you're entering the booths to cast your vote today, remember that you're all Americans practicing your rights. Whether you're for Hillary, Trump, Stein or whomever —you're all people who make up our country. 



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