Incredibly Irritated

I am incredibly irritated by some attitudes people have about the election. I hate hearing people talk about leaving the country if who they vote for does not win. Or say that they have lost faith in their country or had their faith restored in their country based on the election results. Our country has an election process. If the person that wins a legal election takes office then that process has worked. As long as no one cheated, was intimidated by violence, or illegally influenced votes in other ways than faith should remain with the system. People that don't like the electoral college system should try to have that changed, but like it or not right now it is part of how a president is elected. I have not lost faith in my country because the person I voted for lost the national election. I know that our government will carry on, that my country is a great one and will continue to be great even if I don't always agree with all the decisions of its leaders (and really who ever agrees with all the decisions politicians make. come on.) I don't think people that disagree with me are stupid. I feel that everyone is entitled to their view. Our government is supposed to be influenced by what the majority of citizens want. Not what a vocal minority want. I will continue to make my voice heard by voting and discussing issues and hope that next time more people will agree with me. Why can't everyone have this attitude? It would make for a much friendlier environment around election time. And people are much more likely to listen and think about your opinion if you express it without making derisive comments about opinions that differ from yours. Or the people that hold those differing opinions. People on all sides of the issues need this advice. I hate how some people get at election time.

And now I need to stop avoiding my novel and get to work. This post doesn't make the most sense maybe but I just had to vent my frustrations without worrying about eloquence.