Dear Protesters,
I have been watching you on my Facebook and Twitter feed and I am going to tell you something that may make you upset, but here it goes... you all look ridiculous. Not ridiculous in the sense that you shouldn't protest, it's your Constitutional right after all, but ridiculous in the fact that the election is over and now there is nothing more you can do but try to move on and be productive contributing members of our society.
I will admit that I voted for Trump, and I am relieved he won. I am not going to hide that fact, even though I would be standing in the unemployment line should Matt Maloney have his way if I worked for his company, but nothing has happened yet. Trump has not been sworn in, no legislation has been passed, and yet your protesting an outcome of an election that you demanded we respect the outcome of. That is the part I do not fully understand and, admittedly, makes me very angry. The election did not go your way despite the polls and MSM telling you it would so that's shocking for sure, and yet here you are continuing your own hateful rhetoric after the election... this makes you look more than ridiculous, it makes you a hypocrite.
Tell me, what is it you hope to accomplish with these riots and protests? Everyone knew that half of the nation would not be happy with the outcome even before the first ballot was cast, but instead of being upset over the Popular Vote vs. Electoral College, why not be angry at those who choose to stay home and not vote? All you are doing is proving to those who voted for Trump, and essentially against the establishment, how right our views are of those who support Clinton.
I will not sit here and tell you that I would take a Clinton win lying down, in fact I would be terrified and just as angry. I would not be able to sleep and there would be talks of leaving the country... but that would not lead to disruptive protests and destruction. Even President-elect Trump said that the protesters "have passion for our great country," and eloquently called out the professional protesters. He's supporting you and is asking for you to unite and know our nation will come together as one.
We all know you're unhappy, but you are not bringing up anything new with these protests. You're continuing on with the same old lines the MSM told you to be upset over without researching the facts nor reading the transcripts. Don't play into the label you have been given, and please, at the very least, stop with the violent and crude protesting. Find a way to work with this administration.
We're all Americans. Trump is our President. God Bless us all.
Respectfully,
Pam Witham
