We are The United States of America

We are the United States of America🇺🇸 not the United States of Republicans or Democrats. And like it or not, our differences over history have also been our strengths. Balance is the key word here. We shouldn’t have “sides”, there should be no – us and them – there should be a collection of voices that together hammer out the massive problems we have so that we all actually survive… and the goal of course .. to thrive.
So many external forces would love to see us crash and burn, and currently watching all the vitriol, we are on a course to hand them that victory. It’s not rocket science. And please please please… at every turn and in every party at every election from now on , elect officials that walk and talk Unity amongst us all, not the us versus them rhetoric that will be our demise if we dont figure that out.
I did not like some of what Ch*rlie K*rk had to say… some of it was pretty hateful and should have no rightful place in the fabric of this country, yet it’s there. But you cannot preach what I said above if you are not willing to hear any of the messages from a different perspective or you can’t have empathy and indeed horror for a hideous act.
Here’s what I hope America learns and keeps in its soul after the awful deaths of recent political figures both Democrat and Republican. And let’s not forget the children slaughtered in schools because we have yet to do anything about the hate and mental illness epidemic we have in this country.
Let these words of Charl*e K*rk be his lasting contribution to a better America – “When people stop talking, that’s when you get violence. When people stop talking, that’s when civil war happens, because you start to think the other side is so evil and they lose their humanity. What we have to get back to is being able to have a reasonable disagreement where violence is not an option.”
Amen to that –

5 thoughts on “We are The United States of America”

  1. So much misinformation and hate on Blogs right now. I have un-subscribed from several once I learned of their vitriol – Guess I thought they were just about family or home improvement, decorating or recipes. Of course everyone has a right to free-speech, but I do not have to contribute to their monetizing hate for profit. Feel the same about our politicians. As always, thank you for your fair and informed Blog.

    2. I always enjoy your contributions to this conversation. We need as many normal sane rational thinking people to keep talking as possible. Onward! –

  2. Everything you said, 100%
    It’s depressing, it’s unbelievable and testing my faith in humanity. Thank you for your post. Really……..means more than you know.

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