The Presidential election this year was a very heated and controversial one. It is very exciting to know that each and everyone of us witnessed history being made just last night. However; as always, there are people who are unhappy with whom our new president is. No other place is this made more evident than on facebook. After logging in, there are lists and lists of people who have changed their status to something that is derogatory about our new president or the current state of affairs in our country. That is why when I logged in there was one new status that popped out at me one of my friends took a more positive look at the results of the election, than some other people had. Rather than criticizing he posted a simple quote.
“Unite under one flag. Have faith in your fellow man.”
This is by far one of the most moving statements that I have heard in a long time. By using this quote my friend attempted to remind us of something that we should live by and what we are as Americans. We may all have different thoughts, feelings, backgrounds, traditions, and maybe not even speak the same language, but we are all Americans, united under the same flag. As such we should respect others, for nothing more than the simple fact that we are all Americans, regardless of the different paths that we are on. We need to trust in others and have faith in our fellow man, as it was quoted. We must stand beside each other and look out for one another, because we are all in this together. Most importantly, however, we all need to remember that we are the UNITED States of America. That being said we need to remain that way, united.
