It’s easy to criticize, hypothesize, visualize, epitomize productive thoughts and opinions. Here’s mine … change our culture of violence, vulgarity and excesses to Humanism. So goes the aftermath of the contested election of 2020. Since the country is split into two waring parts as Congress fiddles while America is the victim of overindulgence with an insolvent under pinning.
Therefore, the POTUS’ bully pulpit is an enabler to exercise collective leadership and opinion. Since I don’t yet have one I’m going to create my own looking for consensus of ideas, goals and solutions. Based on my age (81) I don’t plan to run on anything other than my treadmill, but my mind and values have something to contribute. In my book “The American Enterprise Party” I propose that a swing vote third party will pull the political extremes towards the middle as supported by the majority of Americans, regardless of color, gender, religion, creed and politics.
First of all, no one is totally ready and competent to be President of a country of 330 million diverse and enterprising Americans. That being the case how can we collectively work together for common goals? What are the collective goals? Are there 330 million different visions of a better world or a consensus of what we all want that becomes our vote to achieve because we passionately need it! Is it a happy family, a healthy lifestyle, a prosperous livelihood, a friendly neighbor, a fulfilling job and a vote that counts?
If it is, listen up because I going to make a proposition to achieve these individually and collectively to replace what we are now experiencing as a nation of violent behavior, vulgar vocabulary and unequal resources because of unequal opportunity due to poor leaders and poor role models. Our America is a result of just the opposite. Our silent majority are now calling for a change in that culture. Let’s review a plan for peaceful change. First, our behavior is our own responsibility so changing that is our personal commitment to change the culture of violence. Secondly, our entertainment is violent and vulgar so why not shut down those instances we all find uncomfortable. Thirdly, is it more money we want or an equal chance at the American Dream of a happy marriage, healthy home and a fulfilling future in our life’s work. If it is, how do we get there under the current circumstances?
We are now facing a Pandemic of fear threatening our livelihood and health, along with the changes that our society is demanding of our institutions. These are the result of two- and one-half centuries of development. How can we change these divergent and conflicting goals unless we agree on the changes we want? Do we want a better justice system? Do we want a better health care program? Do we want more resources from our work ethic.? Do we agree that our current leaders aren’t taking us there? If so, what can we do? Change our leaders or give in to the current state of affairs? Well, I’m just one voice saying we have to change our leadership regardless of our political affiliation because it is the underlying problem … we have lawmakers making more laws taking away freedoms, the red and the blue defend our two party system, protesters seeding revenge with dark money, defunding our police security blanket, politicians ignoring the blight in our inner cities and small rural communities while bankrupting our future with financial bailouts. The problem isn’t racism, fascism, capitalism, socialism or any other ism, ism, isms, its not honoring Humanism.
