It seems as if the battle cry for every politician is their undaunted desire to “fight” on your behalf. They want to fight for your rights, fight for your cause, fight for your family…fight, fight, fight!
Why are we always fighting? And we wonder why we are besieged by violence. How did the Democrats and the Republicans become so vested in fighting with each other with the purpose of complete annihilation of the other party? I do believe “We the People” would rather the see the parties working through their philosophical differences as opposed to creating a domestic cold war.
Think about it. Wouldn’t it be nice to hear a politician say, I’m going to work for your rights, work for your cause, work for your family. Look what this current fight between the Republicans and the Democrats has devolved into. People are denouncing the “other” party in support of other countries regimes. How and why is this happening?
Before we change our culture, we must change our rhetoric. We need to understand the power of our words and their significance. Demagogues are successful because they denigrate a popular or culturally relevant symbol, person, idea or policy. It’s easier to get people to dislike something that it is to get them to believe in something. It’s even more difficult in this current political environment where skepticism and mistrust reign supreme. We need to focus on enhancing our political discourse. The road we are on is leading us into an uncertain future.
The bottom line is we need to stop fighting each other and begin working with each other. To disagree is American. To be divided is UN-acceptable!
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Jacque
Jacque Williams is the host of City Views, a Radio personality at WAPJ FM 89.9 & 105.1 Torrington Community Radio and Founder and Program Director of Culture for a Cause, whose mission is to build communities through music and the arts.