Welcome to "The Divided States of America"

As I'm sure many of you know, Donald Trump won the presidency last night. It is a result that has left many people in shock, upset and angered. For many people, it's a declaration that America has officially screwed up and is now headed towards self-destruction. On the other hand, others are breathing a sigh of relief that we avoided the "greater evil" and rejoicing that Hillary did not win. Then there are people like me: you understand that America may have been doomed to have a not-so-great president from the start. Instead, you just chose which would be the lesser of the two evils, in your opinion.

But whichever side you're on, there is one thing you cannot deny. This election has divided America more than ever. It's separated the Democrat and Republican parties even more, and then caused splits within those two parties, not to mention the parties already outside of those two. 

As a result of this division, people are being more and more hateful. They are not even attempting to accept the results. Instead, they are pointing fingers at which of their neighbors voted for this candidate or flaunting in their family's faces that their candidate won and there isn't anything they can do to change that. Hated, blame, and more hatred. What's even more ironic is that people are extremely hateful in posts that accuse others of voting in a hateful president.

Umm...you are aware that you and our now future president are not the same person, right? 

The truth is, you may not agree with Donald Trump's policies. You may have an extreme dislike for the man and everything he believes in. But that does NOT give you a right to treat everyone that voted him in like crap. The same goes for everyone else that voted for Trump. Don't be a hateful gloater. Please, don't be that person.

Guys, you have to understand that our president does not define who we are as a people. Just because you beleive he's a hateful human being doesn't mean you have to become one. It's our job, our God-given duty as human beings to treat each other with decency and to love one another. Whether we agree with each other or not, you HAVE to love others. 

So STOP. 

Stop the demeaning remarks. Stop the accusations. STOP the hate.

The duty does not lie with our president to unite us as a nation. The responsibility lies with us, the citizens of the United States of America. It is our job to choose love, to pursue unity, and respect others, even when we don't agree.

Rise, America. It is high time to take our place in restoring our country, in making in great again. No matter which candidate had won, the only way things will change is when WE make the difference.