One Nation or A Nation Divided?

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One Nation or a nation divided?  How you perceive this question to be deeply hinges on what you envision for yourself and for generations to come.  Nevertheless, one thing is for certain, the consensus is all Americans yearn for change, but differ in terms of what that actually means or even looks like. We call that a democracy.  Similarly, in terms of the recent presidential election, democracy was based on two very different ideologies, unify and build up and dismantle and revert back.

Half of America appears to have adopted the latter. Consequently, America is functoning as a country divided against itself where political ideology and polarization is fueled by blatant racial undertones, sexism and hostility.  A country where facts, integrity, intellect, inclusion, empathy and truth are no longer considered the rule of law, but rather the exception -even when competing for the highest office of the land; America appears to have become a country where restraint and tact is the days of old and replaced with “tell it like it is”.  An attitude that is considered politically correct and perceived as strength regardless of who it offends; America appears to have become a country where half believe that mass killings are an unacceptable reason to consider reforming gun laws while buying into the falsehood that doing so would somehow take away a person’s right to carry or violate the 2nd amendment.  America appears to have become a country where there is no shame, intolerance or indifference to or association with racism and bigotry, a country where it seems easier to believe a lie rather than seek out the truth, A country where hate appears to trump love; a country where lies go unchallenged or ignored even when self-contradictory; a country where diversity is seen as a threat rather than an asset and a country where a woman’s rights are constantly tested rather than respected.

Is this the new face of America? Half of America hopes not.  The United States was founded and built by a nation of immigrants; its rich heritage is also partly due to the successive waves of settlers from around the world.  Unfortunately, over the years diversity has been tested and challenged time and time again.  Nevertheless, America has held true to the belief that “in our uniqueness lies our strength” and no race, sex or gender is superior to the other.

Likewise, despite those who contest the very thing that defines us, I believe that policies or actions that promote unification, fairness, hope, colorless/sexless/ageless, accountability, diversity, mutual respect, and opportunity will always overshadow those that foster the idea of dismantling, reverting back, oppression, exclusiveness,  unaccountability, boundless, unequal, , impractical, confusion, discrimination or indifference.   I remain confident and inspired by the words echoed by our forefathers “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness”.

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