Arguably, our greatest failure is losing the art of listening, for without objectively considering what's best for our common good, we invite national eradication of emancipation and acceleration of international demise.
Nonetheless, even a spoiler can light our pathway forward: exposing our forgotten American underbelly, Donald Trump reminds us of past secrets and our land of the bullies and home of the sexually harassed, potential.
Prostrating the vulnerable ultra-Right before the apocalyptic altars of gender and racial inequality, in repetitive gesticulation -- including his unwelcomed grouping -- Trump's laying on of hands convinces those needing a straight and narrow paved with simple soundbites, that he is the provider-in-chief of who to blame.
Deserting both Declaration and Gettysburg Address is the deal-breaker exposed by polar opposites, Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders. Now, turning off our exploding devices and their TV predecessor, we can connect directly and ascertain how to regain both our center and its accompanying peace of mind.
Healing, however, begins only when we cease brawling to make a point, and unite to refresh a nation. To revitalize The American Dream, Millennials and Baby Boomers need to link together to save it from the dysfunctional, inharmonious and disjointed grip of anger.
If Columbia the Gem of the Ocean, kills the oceans, shatters national reflection into a portrait of Dorian Gray and ceases to believe that America's Exceptionalism is not about being the master race, but rather mastering racism, disclosing fake patriotism and preventing any hard right turn into replacing justice for all, with liberty for none.
Although our 2016 electoral process, is Citizens United infected, voter ID tarnished and machine negotiated, We the People can still vote like visionaries.
Crawling backwards or sprinting forward is our choice, regardless of past mistakes, current less than perfect leaders and vague future goals for saving our Yes We Can spirit, from the falsehood of, Make America Great Again.
We can bankrupt our souls believing life is rigged or we can discover in ourselves a kindred illumination with Benjamin Franklin, Frederick Douglass, Helen Keller, Anne Sullivan, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Martin Luther King Jr., John & Bobby Kennedy, Chief Dan George, Rosa Parks, Mary Gauthier, Marlee Matlin and Tammy Duckworth.
Regardless of fear instilled by demigods, let us progress forward, if not in ensemble, at least without chokeholds.
Let us rise above he who genuflects to derisive division, and instead embrace the courage of patience and understanding -- being those who carry on, guided by our Better Angels-- not the rage of a comb-over Destrudo desperately craving resurrection from his nullification.
Immoral bullies will never lead America to the moral high ground, for we are the barefooted Valley Forge patriots, Women of Emerge America, People Demanding Action and color-blind first-responders determined to preserve, protect and defend the best that is in us.
Let us welcome and embody the power of listening, recognizing and rejecting bullies, embrace same sex marriages and emulate the wisdom of humanitarian teachers like Confucius, Islamic prophet Muhammad, King Solomon, Elizabeth & her son John-the-Baptist, Mary Magdalene, Mary & Jesus of Nazareth, Mahatma Gandhi and Maya Angelou.
America's 2016 Silver Lining? Civil communication and affirmative action regarding teachable moments Trump inspires: ending bullying epidemic of sexual harassment, spousal abuse, homophobia, misogyny, racial discrimination, rape and child molestation.
We bequeath our children the example of our beliefs, lessons and who we've chosen to follow. Let them not Inherit the Wind of lesser men.
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