Election Aftermath

This writer has seen a number of things since Donald Trump's victory.  There have been protests, violence, Calexit talks, people (supposedly) fleeing to Canada, and other stuff going on.  People have taken beatings because they voted for Mr. Trump.  And of of there's stuff like this:

Does this look or sound like what intelligent people do?

This writer remembers during the third debate, the moderator asked if Mr. Trump would except the result of the election.  This was said under the assumption (and quite frankly, expectation) that Mr. Trump would lose.  Of course Mr. Trump won (a result he without a doubt accepted) and now it's the other side who won't accept the result, even though Mrs. Clinton herself did.  Sounds like hipocrasy to this writer.

Not sure how Trump supporters would have taken it if they lost, but you can't ask them to lose graciously when you can't do the same even as your leaders are doing it.  The Democratic party is moving on.  They're already talking about the 2020 election.  It would be smart for Clinton supporters to do the same.  If you don't like the result, get out and vote next time (because a number of the protesters, if not the majority of them, didn't even vote).

The kicker in the whole thing is that Mr. Trump (the one we're told is pushing hate) hasn't even done anything yet.  He hasn't built that wall, deported a single illegal immigrant, started a race war (though he hasn't condemned those with that mind set), or repealed Obamacare (which he seems to be backpeddling on).  He hasn't even taken office yet and there's no guarantee he'll do any of that (but he'll try for that wall).  All the destruction, disorder, and most of the division is coming from the protesters, man the "evil" man they are protesting.

Simply put, let's give the man a chance before we break out the torches and pitchforks.  He may actually turn out to be a good president.  It's equally likely he'll be a crappy president.  Yes, he has a questionable history, but so does Mrs. Clinton.  Personally, this writer doesn't think he will bring about the doom and gloom the protesters seem to think he will. He'll do some things we'll like and some we won't, just as every president before him and every president that will ever be.  If he does fulfill protesters' prophecies, then make sure he doesn't get a second term.  It's really that simple.

Until next time...