1) We need to remember the Civil War for what truly
happened. We tore up our country; pit brother against brother, family against
family; horrible destruction of cities all over something morally abhorrent:
slavery. Yes, people fought and died valiantly on the battlefield, yet they
never should have. It was a horrible time in our history. Remembered and
taught, but nothing to be proud.
2) Free speech matters and it is guaranteed by our
Constitution, yet when it disavows the principals of our Constitution people
are required to address the issue. This doesn't allow for violence, but it
needs to be addressed. And this goes for any group who puts themselves above
the law; our Constitution; and our values. Hatred from any one group against
another is treason against our Country, whether left or right….including
demeaning and disparaging others.
3) We have a responsibility as citizens to stand up for what
is right. This means better leadership needs to be recruited. We need to find
people in our communities that all can trust and respect to basically draft
them to run. This is a call to action at all levels of government. We have let
our government fail us on so many levels. Some empirical evidence is the
approval rating of Congress over the last few years and the horrid choices we
had in 2016. This isn't about them though it is about the need for us to
realize our country is under attack by hate from within and without. We need to
rise up and instill our values back into our government and our society. This
won't be easy, yet doing the right thing rarely is.
What happened in Charlotte is tragic, what happens next says
much about where we are headed.
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