What do we owe Trump?

Sorry for all the political posts, but I’ve been thinking about this a lot.

In all seriousness, what do we owe Donald Trump, as the new leader of the USA? What do we, as a group of people, owe to those elected into office. Despite the fact that he’s an asshole, he’s still our leader. Fragmenting the country isn’t exactly going to help. I’m not happy about it either, but if we ever want to recover from this then there are priorities that we have to consider.

First of all, respect of democracy. Like it or not, he was elected into office as a result of the people voting. And it’s not a majority of the people, unfortunately, but he’s still the people’s choice. Which is an aspect that we need to recognize and respect. To go against this choice now is to shut down about half of the country, which goes against the principles of democracy even more. There clearly are people who are thrilled that he was elected, and we have to respect that if we want to get anywhere.

Speaking of respect, I know that he respects literally no one, but if we don’t respect him then we are just as bad as his supporters. Like it or not, this is who our president is now. The title does command a little respect, and if you don’t respect him at least respect this country and comply. You don’t have to do it happily, you just have to do it. That’s what bothers me so much about those viral pictures making fun of him. You can criticize him for so many things, but instead you go for his double chin? Come on.

So what do we owe Trump? We owe him a chance, and we owe him some respect. But we also owe it to everyone who was let down in this election to call out his bullshit and unfair policies, but to do so in a way that focuses on his policies and not his appearance. We owe it to the rest of this nation to combat this in a way that does not divide us further but instead tries to unite us. The last thing I want if for the opposition of Trump to get out of hand and turn into what it was trying to oppose.