Trump won. Reaction?

[anoni]

The US and "Trump won, your reaction?" were on the same topic so they've been merged.

[Angder]

America is about to become very violent, unpleasant, and hostile. If your a minority/gay/trans I recommend extreme caution if you live in America

On the plus side without any checks against global warming, many parts of the coasts and most of Florida is going to leave America to join the nation known as "The ocean floor". YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY

((No, I do not actually want Florida, or the rest of america, to end up on the ocean floor. It was a lighthearted comment designed to demonstrate one of my other worries. The YAAAAAAAY was sarcastic. I apologize if the humor was unclear/Not funny.))

[Midnight Madness]

I'm a straight, white, cis man living in the middle class. I have to watch what I say about my opinion on the election in public. Otherwise, I could very well get ganged up on by upset idealogues who believe me sexist, racist and bigoted because I didn't vote Hillary as such a person. Mind you, I didn't vote Trump, either.

The reactions to this election sicken me. The reactions to those who didn't vote Trump are retarded. The citizens are going to tear each other apart before he even gets sworn in, at this rate.

Trump is not Hitler. Trump is not a savior. Saying either is speculative and espousing it as fact is so ignorant it hurts. However, wikileaks and the FBI are not speculation.

My vote on the poll? At least it wasn't Hillary.

[Michen_S]

Well, Trump can never make all promises true. And they almost always act differently whilst being president compared to how they acted during elections. I don't know what difference it would make between Hillary as president or Trump as president, and it's very likely we'll never know.
I wish you lot the least bad, and I'll leave the president story behind me. Since I'm not an US citizen I think I've paid more than enough attention to it for now.

[Orayo]

Look...it is was it is. It's done and over and I'm not gonna sit in my room pouting if I voted for Hillary or go out and celebrate if I voted for Donald. The point is that I can't change my vote beyond this point and neither can anyone else. The votes have been cast and this is the result.

I will admit that one thing extremely pisses me off about this election. Not a lot of people seemed to take it seriously and as a result they either didn't vote or (Like 15,000 morons who voted for fecking Harambe) wasted their vote and are now complaining. It is my strong belief that your vote is your voice so if you don't use it then like you should then don't use it now because it's already too late. If you didn't vote (unless you're underaged) then you contributed nothing towards the results and therefore have no right to complain about them. That complaining is what makes me think you're stupid to be honest.

The only other thing I find upsetting is other's reactions. For example, earlier today I saw a post on instagram that said "if you voted for trump unfollow me right now" and it was captioned "if you voted for that [guy] then I refuse to be friends with you. I don't owe you a chance at that point because you're a racist, bigot...[etc.]" Now this person promotes equality among all aspects and then scapegoats anyone simply because of where they put a checkmark? That is beyond baffling to me. I've seen several individuals do something similar and to be honest about what my reaction is...Trump gained the States of America under his presidency but that's all he gets. There's no United in that phrase anymore. We claim to be United but we are clearly anything but. People are seriously having a cyber civil war at this point and it fecking irritates me...again We can't change what has already happened so get over it.

Will Trump be a good president? I don't know. But I'm not going to let it bother me. Why? Because one thing that most people forget....is that he may be in "power" but that doesn't mean he's in power. He still has to get approval for most anything he does through the powers of the legislative and/or judicial branches. Granted it's easier they're all Republicans but that doesn't change the constitution. He's not going to be able to do as much as he's said he's going to do because of that. It's like a step down for him actually because he has to get approval for what he does instead of just doing it and he's not used to that. It's going to slow anything he wants to do down.

I'm going to continue to live my life my way regardless of whom is president. So overall my reaction is exactly as I stated first. It is what it is.

[Dr. Alka Wolf]

Personally, I feel like any and all judgements about trump should be put to rest now that he is actually president. See, it's like the "on the spot" fallacy. "If I gave you a million dollars, would you do [insert extreme task that you wouldn't do if it wasn't for a million dollars." Without the money there, you're probably going to say no, but if it was in your reach, you might think it over a little.

Now that Trump has to actually work within his position, I personally think it might be interesting to see what he does and doesn't advocate. He talked so much trash when he was up running for president, so who knows; now that he actually is president, he might make a pretty decent one.


And while I admit to having made comments like "Oh god, the world is doomed, trump won," and the such, they were nothing more than jokes. Some people actually do believe that he is going to cause economic crashes, and world war 3 and stuff. The fact is, we can't fault Trump for actions he hasn't yet done. In actuality, his acceptance speech was actually quite mature of him, especially when he addressed Clinton in a respectful manner. So yeah... Maybe give it a little bit of time first before jumping to "FML TRUMP WON, TIME TO DRINK BLEACH" and stuff 


((Please don't ever jump to drinking bleach or any overly acidic or basic substance though.))

[Emtile]

I honestly do not care about trump winning. It's the overreaction of everyone else!

[Raine]

I voted other.


Honestly, I don't care.
I'm far more concerned about state and local elections.


Most of my family voted for Trump but that doesn't make them bad people. Just as someone who voted for Hillary isn't a bad person. We all just want to see our country survive, and we all have different opinions on how we can accomplish just that.


It's just a part of living in a free country--we should be thankful that we have options.


I was impressed with Trump's acceptance speech as well, hopefully things will be looking up more than what happened prior to his election.

[ZielZorix]

I voted other.


Honestly, I don't care.
I'm far more concerned about state and local elections.


Most of my family voted for Trump but that doesn't make them bad people. Just as someone who voted for Hillary isn't a bad person. We all just want to see our country survive, and we all have different opinions on how we can accomplish just that.


It's just a part of living in a free country--we should be thankful that we have options.


I was impressed with Trump's acceptance speech as well, hopefully things will be looking up more than what happened prior to his election.

I do as well, but I am a huge pessimist when it comes to anyone in elected office.

[The Past]

To be honest, I'm pleasantly surprised with how civil you all are in this thread. I was worried people would be at each others' throats about it on here after a while. Calling all Trump supporters "stupid bigots" and all Hillary supporters "whiny SJWs" is not the way to go. We make change through unity, not division. Calm examining, not angry knee-jerking. We all had our reasons for voting how we did, many (if not most) were not extremists by any stretch and simply chose what they felt was the "lesser evil", or what bad they can handle in the long term hope for good. We have a long way to go to get our system in order, but any effort is better than none.

That said, I'm very proud of you guys. Keep being awesome!

[ZielZorix]

To be honest, I'm pleasantly surprised with how civil you all are in this thread. I was worried people would be at each others' throats about it on here after a while. Calling all Trump supporters "stupid bigots" and all Hillary supporters "whiny SJWs" is not the way to go. We make change through unity, not division. Calm examining, not angry knee-jerking. We all had our reasons for voting how we did, many (if not most) were not extremists by any stretch and simply chose what they felt was the "lesser evil", or what bad they can handle in the long term hope for good. We have a long way to go to get our system in order, but any effort is better than none.

That said, I'm very proud of you guys. Keep being awesome!

Whatever you do, do not go over to the FA forums and browse threads like this.

[The Past]

To be honest, I'm pleasantly surprised with how civil you all are in this thread. I was worried people would be at each others' throats about it on here after a while. Calling all Trump supporters "stupid bigots" and all Hillary supporters "whiny SJWs" is not the way to go. We make change through unity, not division. Calm examining, not angry knee-jerking. We all had our reasons for voting how we did, many (if not most) were not extremists by any stretch and simply chose what they felt was the "lesser evil", or what bad they can handle in the long term hope for good. We have a long way to go to get our system in order, but any effort is better than none.

That said, I'm very proud of you guys. Keep being awesome!

Whatever you do, do not go over to the FA forums and browse threads like this.

Oh yeah, I don't plan to. I've heard bad things about the FA forums to begin with, so I'm not shocked to hear there's awful stuff about the election on there.
This forum and the fandom in general is generally left-leaning and has plenty of LGBT members (including myself), so I'm extra happy members are so civil here and willing to think and discuss before raging at those who don't completely agree.

[ZielZorix]

Oh, I was ready to rage my butt off the first chance I got, but after a few days, I just got to the point where I realized that would be pointless.

[The Past]

I don't think it's wrong to be angry. I don't think anyone can blame anyone for being angry about everything. The big thing is how that anger is channeled.

[Bricket]

To be honest, I'm pleasantly surprised with how civil you all are in this thread. I was worried people would be at each others' throats about it on here after a while. Calling all Trump supporters "stupid bigots" and all Hillary supporters "whiny SJWs" is not the way to go. We make change through unity, not division. Calm examining, not angry knee-jerking. We all had our reasons for voting how we did, many (if not most) were not extremists by any stretch and simply chose what they felt was the "lesser evil", or what bad they can handle in the long term hope for good. We have a long way to go to get our system in order, but any effort is better than none.

That said, I'm very proud of you guys. Keep being awesome!

Whatever you do, do not go over to the FA forums and browse threads like this.

Oh yeah, I don't plan to. I've heard bad things about the FA forums to begin with, so I'm not shocked to hear there's awful stuff about the election on there.
This forum and the fandom in general is generally left-leaning and has plenty of LGBT members (including myself), so I'm extra happy members are so civil here and willing to think and discuss before raging at those who don't completely agree.

I switched from left-lib to centrist-right authoritarian but the way to discuss politics is simple: civil pleasant discussions