Congratulations, America, for electing the most divisive, hateful, bigoted, ignorant, racist, sexist, homophobic, transphobic, xenophobic, morally reprehensible, selfish, dishonest, arrogant, rude, close-minded, unreliable, entitled, privileged, hypocritical, immoral, cruel, careless, prideful, manipulative, fear-mongering, inconsistent, irrational, impulsive, obnoxious, spiteful, candidate in the history of our democracy to be the next president of these United States.

Congratulations for telling queer people, people of color, immigrants, people of diverse faiths, people of low socioeconomic status, people of varying gender identities, and other marginalized people that they do not matter, that they deserve to live in a world where they are greeted with violence for existing, that they should not have basic human rights like life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

Congratulations for showing the entire world who we truly are.

Congratulations for abandoning every democratic ideal this nation was fundamentally built upon by electing a fascist demagogue.

Congratulations for letting your fear of completely fictional problems blind you to the fact that America is the greatest it has ever been right now, and congratulations for voting to abandon that greatness.

Congratulations for voting to reverse the incredible progress we have made in the past eight years, and congratulations for turning the clock back hundreds of years.

Congratulations for electing someone who believes the louder you say something the more true it becomes.

Congratulations for electing the least truthful candidate our democracy has ever seen, according to the majority of fact checkers.

Congratulations for laughing at his candidacy. Congratulations for not taking this election seriously. Congratulations for being complacent and believing "the right person will win in the end."

Congratulations for making MILLIONS of people absolutely terrified. Congratulations for driving people to the edge of suicide because they see no way they can exist in the new America. Congratulations for making people physically ill on election night. Congratulations for the distinct lack of empathy you have for other people.

Congratulations for condescendingly holding your right to an opinion above the very livelihoods of the people around you.

Congratulations for crashing the stock market before our new president even takes office. Congratulations for making people consider--and follow through with--moving to other countries.

Congratulations to those who did not vote and to those who voted for an unregistered write-in candidate. Congratulations to those who voted third party. I hope you are satisfied with the result.

And finally, congratulations to Trump's supporters. I sincerely, desperately hope he will be as good of a president as you believe he can be. Because if he will be the president I firmly believe he will be, he will be the last president our country ever has.