I strongly wish the 2016 presidential election would be over already. It has created too much divisiveness and misogyny.

The bad blood generated because of one man and one woman who want to be president of the biggest economy in the world is truly disheartening; the politicking has been offensive, small-minded and horrid.

The popularity of social media, especially among younger people, has provided a highly visible and sometimes toxic media environment for both young and old to air their views, articulate their opinions and make projections in fundamentally different ways than in previous elections.

Likewise, these sites enable users to interact with friends and people who share the same thoughts and engage in some sort of warfare with those they disagree with politically. Sometimes they also become too passionate about the candidate of their choice thereby resulting into careless judgmental statements like “lock her up,” “he is racist” et al.

Can we all develop a healthy and less combative real time analysis of this year’s election and stop expressing negative sentiments through Facebook, Twitter and micro blogging services, toward the candidates and ourselves?

The United States is known for her role of maintaining peace and cordiality around the world and has been able to do that through the tool of real democracy that has existed for decades and was made possible by the founders of this great country.

The presidential election this year has robbed us all of our morals. It’s a shame it has taken us through this uncivil path. It is not a good sign for our democracy going forward and it is not good for our communities that are highly diverse, especially in major cities like Fargo.

As a recent naturalized citizen, this election would be my first opportunity to cast a vote for a prospective president, I want to do it with the hope of helping to reaffirm a country that is a melting pot for every nation, a society that embraces mutual coexistence and not to tear it down.

This country is the example of mankind’s unity. Let us not reduce it into partisan bickering; rather we should keep it colossal by electing the right candidate. Remember, whether you’re rooting for a Clinton or Trump’s presidency, there is only one country and we all have to live in it peacefully.