Our Constitution and Bill of Rights are fundamental to our nation and our future prosperity. Without that we have no nation, and no real future as a unified entity. When we subjectively ignore those fundamental rights in favor or our clan, race, or religion we begin the trek backwards into third world status. Broken societies are often decided by our inability to use our systems for the best interest of everyone. Free passes are not free...they add to the cracks in our foundation.
I believe that our nation will turn toward the brighter light. While we have often given wink and nod (assuming that is the case) to certain hate based behaviors we know that there is a huge percentage of society that are beginning to distrust those blind sided decisions. Integrity comes from doing the right thing consistently and in the best interest of everyone.
We will turn toward the higher moral ground because eventually our choices will begin to catch up to us. As a people we know we must either come together or we must break apart. I advocate for peace, bringing people together, and finding a shared cause around our shared American principles. Creating a universal sense of purpose; some advocate for something different.
Our nation is strongest when we respect our Constitution and Bill of Rights. We becoming increasingly stronger when democracy represents the needs of the people and capitalism encourages people to be their best (not just the wealthy). When we engage in clan like behaviors we destroy that foundation by using different metrics for different people. We should take the higher moral ground.
While behaviors are often learned and repeated I do believe there are backstops within the system. While we might look at some individuals and say they have the "right" social group, background, race, religion, or friends we know that giving them free hand leads to all types of future atrocities (Just read the sequences within our history books.). That is why our system is designed with local, state and federal judges (elected and appointed) who have different perspectives that creates checks and balances.
Each has a slightly different vantage point based on the needs of the nation and its people. Local judges are often qualified to deal with local issues but don't always understand the greater purpose of the justice system. State judges think about the needs of the state and federal judges think of the needs of the entire nation. Sometimes it is necessary to step in when systems begin to default.
I always encourage empathy and kindness no matter what the outcome. Our lives are so short. As I have learned from experience, lives can be easily discounted and then supported by others in that discounting. Not a single person can say me or my kids have done something wrong to them. On the contrary, we are easy targets in a system where the laws are more focused on social structure and popularity then the deeper needs of the community, nation and people.
I made promises and oaths and I plan on following through with kindness, honesty, positive engagement, and encouraging win-win situations. Hopefully, I will not back down to inappropriate and unjust behaviors no matter how many people line up to blindly support the ignorance of hate. I cannot sugar coat bad behaviors. My perceived religion may have made me easily discardable but I believe I am making a positive impact to at least those few who can see beyond the obvious.
We have responsibilities to the next generation and that reaches far beyond our social groups. I know it sounds so stupid that our nation and future are built on the foundations of trust inherent within the system. We as a nation must stand together for some very basic rules of how we treat each other and deal with each other. When groups engage in hate with a level of immunity we must ask ourselves where our values lay. Shall we take door #1 which leads to a shared sense of purpose or door #2 where we sort of gamble with the outcomes.
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