Exploring Division: Who Profits and How We Rebuild

Did you know that prior to the year 2000 there were no red states or blue states. The color changed each election cycle?

What did we lose by that simple little change? Are we different people? Do we have different goals? Did half of us become the enemy of the other half?

No. We are all Americans.

We all want the freedom to succeed. The freedom to raise our children.  The chance at a decent life. To give our children a better life than we had. To put our mark on the world.

Somewhere along the way, corporate media, some politicians… They decided that we are easier to control when we’re divided. They’ve manufactured rage, differences, and other trivial matters that keep us apart.

But we’re better when we work together. We can do great things as a nation when we use our differences together in common purpose.

It’s time to look past the lies, look past the outrage, and kick those out that seek to destroy this great experiment where we choose who represent us, and do what is best for the whole country.

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Over the next few posts, with some help, I’m going to look back at the past 25 years to understand the ripples that brought us to where we are today.