Long time CBS news anchor Dan Rather has described the 2016 campaign season as “a dumpster fire of an election.” And in the wake of America choosing Hillary Clinton/Trump to be its 45th president, many Americans will be adding more garbage to that fire with their Facebook statuses and tweets.
Don’t be one of them.
Adding to the political echo chamber of social media only serves to further polarize our already divided nation and campus. Rather than attacking the other side, realize that Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton were the most unpopular presidential candidates in the history of the United States. According to Real Clear Politics, 55 percent of Americans viewed Clinton unfavorably before the election, and 58 percent felt the same way about Trump. A historically small number of American’s are happy with this election’s result— now is the time to build bridges, not deeper trenches.
In the coming months America needs to heal its social wounds. Race relations are worse now than they have been in decades, and at 52 percent, America’s trust in law enforcement is the lowest it’s been in 22 years. The last thing we need is more division regarding last night’s election.
No one appreciates a Facebook rant claiming that Never Trump conservatives nearly Clinton the election, and tweets complaining that Trump supporters have defamed the name of conservatism help no one.
Donald Trump is the President of the United States, and no amount of online griping will change that.
