1/ America has always been an ironic mix - we’re based on the highest aspirational ideals, yet we ourselves have been at times the most violent transgressors against them.
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2/ Some people emphasize our enlightened ideals and genuine strengths, yet refuse to face the underlying evils of our national transgressions and the moral responsibility to heal them.
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3/ Others, however, are so focused on the mistakes of our past and present but they fail to realize the underlying principles and ideals that are the basis of our ability to course-correct.
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4/ Anyone who thinks America is “all good,” sadly has it wrong. But anyone who thinks America is “all bad” has it wrong as well. We need to hold the realization of both. We in our time, like others before us, are called upon to make a choice for “the angels of our better nature.”

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Replying to @marwilliamson
That is always our choice ... everyday ... in our relationships ... and ... in our thoughts!
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Perfectly said, Marianne!
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Peopleforjesse.com join us
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It is possible for us to go extinct from our own actions, even if we aren't all bad. It isn't a case of absolutes. We just have to fail to course correct long enough to reach a point of no return. Even good people die by self-destructive actions.
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I agree. Celebrating July 4th will be much more meaningful once Juneteenth becomes a national holiday. As I like to say, Why not both?
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After having enough knives in my back to become a porcupine, & having thousands of americans talk shit to me online, I believe Americans are mostly bad people.
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I look to the errors of our past so we do not make them again. I believe in this country because I believe we are capable of fulfilling the promises we have made.
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