No matter which side of the election you were on, clearly, half a country was not happy with status quo. Half a country is now very unhappy with the outcome. As with Brexit, when a country is only working for half the people, it’s not working. When that half exercises their democratic right to change the country’s course, we must respect that.
We cherish democracy because it embodies the best possible delivery system of governing of the people, by the people, for the people. But democracy is also messy as a process. Making your vote count doesn’t always result in victory. The outcome was the most fractious and vitriolic contest we’ve ever seen.
To the victors: congratulations. However, caution in proceeding is warranted. As the popular vote stands right now, slightly more than half of this country did not vote for the incoming president.Though the Electoral College process has declared Trump the winner, protests are breaking out and derision across social media is rampant. However you want to frame it, the reality is we’re still deeply divided as a nation.