Fear, or, how the election brought out the worst

Let's get this out of the way: I hate this election, for a huge variety of reasons. I hate how we the American people were essentially left with two of the worst candidates to pick for this presidency, and how this election has effectively turned the months leading to this moment into that of fear and irrational thinking. Am I displeased with the results? Yes. Did I wish someone like Bernie was elected? Yes. But the biggest question right now is: am I afraid?

No, I am not afraid.

But what I am is disappointed. Not in the people, but in the media that have reduced so much of us to either our weakest, or our worst. I've seen people from both sides harbor the worst sort of opinions and ideas regarding one another. I've seen fear-mongering from both the right and left, especially now as I see post after post about how this is the end-times, that everything is all undone and that this election is the very death-nail of freedom and democracy. Everyone is talking about how they are either locking themselves in fear of what's to come the next day, or are honestly suggesting that violence and murder be done to 'set things right'. It is absolutely wrong to think this way, and I am mad that people have been brought to this line of thinking that through one election that everything is now leading to the very end.
Well I am here to tell you that it's not. While it most certainly can't lead to the best and brightest of days, I can assure you, with all the honesty I can muster, that most of our fears are unwarranted, and that we, the people, aren't but some lowly class that can be subjected to wrongs at a whim.

To those that either aren't Americans, or need a refresher on this subject, the United States President is NOT the absolute power-wielder of this country. He cannot make laws that threaten our rights as US citizens, nor can he outright declare war on anyone he so wishes, or even press 'the big red button' to launch the nukes as some have grossly over-simplified. The President is but one cog, albeit a significant cog, in the long line of gears and machinery that make up the United States government. He is but a single branch of a total of three, and both branches can, and have the authority, to move against the decisions and motions made by the President. And those branches, and the multitude of representatives and officials that support it all, are in turn supported by the people, their votes, their actions, and their will. It is easy to forget that, with such high positions of power, that it is the purpose of this government to serve the needs and betterment of the people, and that their action is to always be held to the highest of scrutiny.
Trump is no absolute ruler, and he cannot impose harsh rulings that would damage the country without the rest of the government's say so. And because I know it will be said, I assure you: that while the Republicans do hold both Senate and the House, a majority of those seats do not like Trump. So many people hate Donald Trump, and if the media onslaught leading to the election has shown, neither do many of those Republicans who hold high positions within their party. Additionally, while a politician could not care whether the people like them, they do care if they get re-elected. Which leads to the point that that people should care about: that two years from now there will be a mid-term election that puts many of the positions up for election, and that people should take this elections seriously. If you truly wish to make a change in the government, please participate in your local and state elections; be up-to-date on the opinions and actions of your representatives; and always send letters if ever an unruly or negative proposition is made. Alone your voice may not truly matter, but en masse the wishes of the people is strong and influential.

Here will be posted a link to a post that adds on to what's stated here: link
and an additional link to a site that more explains the President's role in-depth: link

I know it's easy to give into fear and anger at this time, but as much as it sounds so insensitive and mean to say, your fears are unwarranted. There is always a bright side to things, and so long as there are good people to stop the bad, the worst can always be stopped. While yes, this country of mine did elect one of two terrible candidates, and arguably one that is worst, it is but one step back that always comes in the long march forward.
I don't want to get into a debate into the presidency now. I'm tired, and I think that it'll only further bring out the worst in people, as it had in the months leading up to last night. However the point of this journal is that, in the hopes of writing this all out to you, that I lessen the fear that has become so wide-spread, and make you all more civil, calm, informed people who can be ready for the next big decisions to come.

and I want to make one point very clear:
I don't care if you voted Trump, Clinton, or even a third-party, you are always welcome in my eyes. I will not hate you for having an opinion different from me, nor will I try and force you to distance yourself from me because of what you've chosen. To me, a democracy is only effective when the people have the freedom and right to honestly choose who they feel to be the right candidate for them. To punish people for the very principle that makes up our democratic system is wrong, and it only feeds further into fear and outrage when we decide to hurt, insult, or ruin the people who hold different beliefs and opinions than our own. You, the person who made their choice, have your own reasons to choosing the decision you made, and I would be a terrible man if I were to wrong you for that decision.
Tomorrow is another day, and so are the days that come after. Don't let terror and hatred bring you to doing onto others terrible action or further spreading of fear. Today is a time to bring ourselves up, learn closely from what had occurred, and try to come together to make for a better future.

I am certain that I'm bound to lose some people for this, and if so I wouldn't think wrongly of you. More power to you for the choices you make, but in the end I only ask that read what I've said here and think about it.  At the very least you can be informed enough for what may come in the future.