A Nation Divided

It's absolutely unreal the hatred and discord, insults and outright IGNORANCE being thrown across both sides of the table towards Americans who supported for their own reasons one or the other presidential candidate. It's unbelievable to imagine that an election would be the reason that friendships or familial relationships have ended or have been ripped apart.

If you ask me, the election isn't the root cause of the strife that has caused an end to relationships. People are. People who in their own infallibility and moral instability consider it to be the norm to bash, bully, insult, threaten or belittle others simply over a difference of opinion or perspective.

When I read the ugliness thrown across so many pages towards either the Trump or Clinton supporters from those on both sides who supported one or the other or neither for that matter, this is the image that comes to mind.

To any side of the supporters of either person as a presidential candidate, the HATE and outright IGNORANCE is so wrong! Attacking others in an election, with ugliness isn't a sign of a good functioning democracy either. It's a reminder of the raw ignorance and hate that has continued to reproduce itself across our nation.

Now that the winner has been chosen by the people, I feel that as a unified and distinguished country of many different people, we should be supportive of our new elected president, whether some like the outcome or not. America has chosen.

Personally speaking, I didn't like either option but those were the options. I was not in support of either candidate but not once did I or my husband Curt ever feel that either those who were in support of either candidate, were groups of people who were "this or that..." -the ugly references people are saying about either supporting parties. It's always appalling to read or see or learn that others are being treated ugly in this way.

Unfortunately, the candidates of this very election, they too didn't help much as they both ran their own smearing campaigns on both sides. What an example of grace or integrity.

But, we now have a new president and we in our family will continue to exercise our right to support and show respect for our newly elected POTUS Donald Trump. I say we pray for our President. As we should for all our Presidents!