Americans Aren't Bigots or Racists. We're Just Fucking TIRED.

It's the day after election day and I thought it would all be over. I thought my country would understand the majority have made their choice, and their choice is to focus on improving our own country before others. I thought as Americans we would finally pull back together and say okay, here we go, new leader, new direction, let's see how we can make things better than they are right now.

I was so wrong.

Instead I woke up and found my country more divided than ever, and everywhere, EVERYWHERE people lamenting how Americans must be racist, sexist, bigots. They must be to have voted for Trump. I've had enough.

I voted for Trump.

So did many, many, MANY other Americans. So many in fact that the entire world has rocked back on it's heels, mouth agape in shock.

We as Americans did not vote for Trump because we're all racist, hate-filled, white priveleged sexists, though from what I'm hearing apparently the Democrats in Washington would like the world to believe that's the case. And we didn't vote for him because we are all brainwashed into believing he's a phenomenal choice for President. We know he's not. Every one of us has a list of five or six OTHER people we would have voted for if given the chance (I know it might shock you even more, but most of those options were of varied races and sexes as well).

We voted for Trump because we're TIRED.

We are TIRED of the hypocrisy. Tired of watching big government control more and more of our schools. TIRED of watching our children struggle and fail with a curriculum that makes no logical sense, being taught by teachers who are hog tied by "policies" and "budget restrictions" because federal aid wants to pick and choose which schools to give more money to based on how many boys piss in the girls restroom. We are TIRED of watching our loved ones with pre-existing medical conditions be refused medications they desperately need because the federal government has decided they have a right to control privatized business. We are TIRED of seeing our sons and daughters go off to fight wars, risking their lives for this country they are so very proud of, only to return home and receive little to no support from the government they fought so hard to protect. We are TIRED of seeing our veterans die hungry and homeless on the street while football players refuse to stand in respect of our flag. We are TIRED of listening to a media so blatantly corrupt that they would scoff and ignore blatant criminal activity in our government one minute, while rabidly attempting to race bait and fill our communities with hate the next. We are TIRED of staying up nights, planning every meal down to the ounce just so we can afford to buy groceries this week and feed our entire family because the fat, lazy government takes such a big chunk for themselves. We are TIRED of being called bigots simply because we want the rules to be followed and screening to take place before massive amounts of immigrants or refugees are allowed to move in next door. We are TIRED of being called racists because we believe our law enforcement officers deserve respect and obedience in order to keep our streets and our children safe. We are TIRED of supporting, campaigning, and voting for politicians only to have them get in office and fail to accomplish a damn thing. We are TIRED of working our asses off, living paycheck to paycheck while the government votes in 5 different pay raises and gleefully counts their money with fat, greasy fingers from their comfortable positions riding around on our backs.

We are not the good ole boys, or the white priveleged majority. We are black, white, yellow and brown. We are female and male, young and old. We are sick, healthy, gay, straight, one-legged, two-legged and everything in between. If you are looking for those good ole boys who have had everything handed to them, who treat women like trophies and sling racist jokes around at cocktail parties, you'll find them right up there in Washington, D.C., same place they have been for decades. We did not vote for a "Republican" or a "Democrat" (if you'll recall, Trump has been both in the past) in this election.

We voted for the guy who stood up and said enough is enough..