'Donald Trump has turned our country into a battlefield. He thinks division helps him, and his narcissism has become more important than the well-being of the nation he leads.' (via latimesopinion)
History teaches us that our darkest moments have produced some of our greatest progress. The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments followed the Civil War. The greatest economy in the history of the world grew out of the Great Depression. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965 came in the tracks of Bull Connor’s vicious attack dogs unleashed on those pushing for change.
Most police officers meet the highest standards of their profession, which is all the more reason that bad cops should be dealt with severely and swiftly. This week we saw all four officers involved in Floyd’s death charged with crimes. That was an important step toward ending the culture and policies that protect bad cops and keep them from being held accountable for their actions and for failing to intervene when they witness an abuse of power by a fellow officer.
Today, the pain is so raw it can be hard to keep faith that justice is at hand or that we will ever achieve the more perfect union we all want. But ours is a union worth fighting for, and we are all called to the cause. We must become a nation where all men and women are not only created equal, but treated equally. We need to become the nation defined — in Dr. King’s words — not only by the absence of tension, but by the presence of justice.
American history isn’t a fairy tale with a guaranteed happy ending. The battle for the soul of this nation has been a constant push-and-pull for more than 240 years. But, we cannot make progress without leadership in the Oval Office. Donald Trump has turned our country into a battlefield. He thinks division helps him, and his narcissism has become more important than the well-being of the nation he leads.No president gets everything right.
I truly believe that we can overcome. And that when we stand together, finally, as one America, will we rise stronger than before.
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