There are those among us who would divide us: black against white, young against old, Christian against Muslim, straight against gay, red state against blue state Republican against Democrat. National security, unemployment, poverty, injustice, energy independence, environmental issues and economic solvency are but a few of the problems we face in the 21st century. As long as we fight against each other, we waste valuable time and energy that should be applied to working on solutions that would benefit us all. Never before has the old saying “United we stand, divided we fall” be more applicable.
When we are united in a cause we can prevail, be it a revolution, a world war, a space race or a civil rights movement. Together we can do anything. Let’s all stop and take a step back from our entrenched positions to consider the other guy. It’s not always a case of one side being right and the other side being wrong. Politics is the art of compromise. Screaming at each other is not communicating. In the words of Bob Dylan “Everyone’s talking but nobody’s listening”. Let’s all talk a little less and listen a little more. It starts with you and me and how we treat our neighbors. Wage peace.
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