And then take that opinion and do something proactive with it.
Not only is this your responsibility, but this is your right.
Love,
Hannah
It's clear, and I get it. Our economy is in the shitter and it's going to take a long time to get back out. But it's also going to take more than signatures and 700 billion dollars - it's going to take a group of people banding together in order to spark change.
So this is how I see it. It is entirely clear that the state of America today is somewhat undesirable. Yet somewhere inside of me, I still have the urge to defend my country because honestly, I have enough hope that through all of this complete and utter shit, we will be okay. To me, it seems that America can best be represented by its citizen body rather than its government and the decisions that Washington has made. Because hey, these are the citizens who have changed together and attempted to change one another, who have fought for freedoms and equality and the understanding that each one of us deserves. These are citizens who do care about the economy and who have supported the evolution of civil rights and donated time and money to aiding the less fortunate.
America consists of a mass of people in which the majority is good. Yes, I genuinely believe that. And because of these people, I also believe that no matter the negative views on the country, we, the people, make up America. Because of the enormous strides our country has taken throughout history to become what we are today, we exist in a country where liberty has been fought for and earned and is now our birthright. So long as the citizens can influence the government to use this in a proactive way, right or left or red or blue or green or whatever, I think we will be all right. It will take a while to get back on our feet and stand tall, of course, but doesn’t every great change need a beginning and a middle to see an end?
So yeah, America will continue to make mistakes. That is my prediction. That is the nature of politics, of the economy, and of the social class. Yet I also predict that through these mistakes, no matter how fucking gigantic they may seem, will come vast changes and better times. We're gonna be okay, someday, all the while remembering that sometimes it takes huge losses to receive huge gains. Violence, suffering, and severe economic failure have been an enormously influential part of our past, and there is no doubt in my mind that our future will see its fair share of the aforementioned. But what we cannot do is focus solely on the negative when there are so many great and vast accomplishments that we have seen as well. Let us not reside in a country based upon the foundations of fear; let us reside, instead, in a country based upon the ethics of a great and influential hope.
It's clear, and I get it. Our economy is in the shitter and it's going to take a long time to get back out. But it's also going to take more than signatures and 700 billion dollars - it's going to take a group of people banding together in order to spark change.
So this is how I see it. It is entirely clear that the state of America today is somewhat undesirable. Yet somewhere inside of me, I still have the urge to defend my country because honestly, I have enough hope that through all of this complete and utter shit, we will be okay. To me, it seems that America can best be represented by its citizen body rather than its government and the decisions that Washington has made. Because hey, these are the citizens who have changed together and attempted to change one another, who have fought for freedoms and equality and the understanding that each one of us deserves. These are citizens who do care about the economy and who have supported the evolution of civil rights and donated time and money to aiding the less fortunate.
America consists of a mass of people in which the majority is good. Yes, I genuinely believe that. And because of these people, I also believe that no matter the negative views on the country, we, the people, make up America. Because of the enormous strides our country has taken throughout history to become what we are today, we exist in a country where liberty has been fought for and earned and is now our birthright. So long as the citizens can influence the government to use this in a proactive way, right or left or red or blue or green or whatever, I think we will be all right. It will take a while to get back on our feet and stand tall, of course, but doesn’t every great change need a beginning and a middle to see an end?
So yeah, America will continue to make mistakes. That is my prediction. That is the nature of politics, of the economy, and of the social class. Yet I also predict that through these mistakes, no matter how fucking gigantic they may seem, will come vast changes and better times. We're gonna be okay, someday, all the while remembering that sometimes it takes huge losses to receive huge gains. Violence, suffering, and severe economic failure have been an enormously influential part of our past, and there is no doubt in my mind that our future will see its fair share of the aforementioned. But what we cannot do is focus solely on the negative when there are so many great and vast accomplishments that we have seen as well. Let us not reside in a country based upon the foundations of fear; let us reside, instead, in a country based upon the ethics of a great and influential hope.
From an unstoppable 23 year old boy in Hawaii with huge things ahead of him to a man - a team - standing before our country and simply asking people to give a fuck - change is everywhere, so long as you take what has been given to you and use it however you see fit. Based on fact, based on opinion, and based upon hope. So you may not like either candidate. I've heard a million times in the past couple months, "It's like voting for the lesser of two evils." But that is absolutely no reason not to voice the opinions you hold on the viewpoints that either man will fight for in order to make your country better.
Guys, you live in a country where people have literally fought for the right that we all (aside from convicts and those 17 and under) hold today. As I look across the globe, it seems selfish not to realize that I am incredibly lucky and blessed to be an American voter, and I will exercise my freedoms in order to make a better tomorrow because not only is it my Constitutional right as a citizen, but it is my obligation.
It seems to me that what so often goes overlooked in the midst of overwhelming pessimism is America’s great and powerful ability to embrace the fact that the world changes. And the fact that each change that our country has seen to this day has initially required a mass of people to voice the need for transformation and to stand up against judgment and fear for what is right. Each has required people to listen and understand. And each has required a general governmental consent. In all of these cases, those needs have by and large been fulfilled. Because in America, when the people speak loud enough, the government is forced to listen. More often that is credited, positive reactions are the result.
I do not think there will ever be a time when our country can honestly say that as a nation, we have come as far as we need to go. Each individual, group, political party, and the president, along with many more still, will continue to fight for acknowledgement, power, and success. Because people still care. Countless minds will be opened from generation to generation only because so many people want to attempt to make America better. To create a much needed change. To start a revolution through the opening of ears, eyes, and hearts. And with each day, no matter how little it may seem, a bit of progress is being made somewhere, somehow.
Guys, you live in a country where people have literally fought for the right that we all (aside from convicts and those 17 and under) hold today. As I look across the globe, it seems selfish not to realize that I am incredibly lucky and blessed to be an American voter, and I will exercise my freedoms in order to make a better tomorrow because not only is it my Constitutional right as a citizen, but it is my obligation.
It seems to me that what so often goes overlooked in the midst of overwhelming pessimism is America’s great and powerful ability to embrace the fact that the world changes. And the fact that each change that our country has seen to this day has initially required a mass of people to voice the need for transformation and to stand up against judgment and fear for what is right. Each has required people to listen and understand. And each has required a general governmental consent. In all of these cases, those needs have by and large been fulfilled. Because in America, when the people speak loud enough, the government is forced to listen. More often that is credited, positive reactions are the result.
I do not think there will ever be a time when our country can honestly say that as a nation, we have come as far as we need to go. Each individual, group, political party, and the president, along with many more still, will continue to fight for acknowledgement, power, and success. Because people still care. Countless minds will be opened from generation to generation only because so many people want to attempt to make America better. To create a much needed change. To start a revolution through the opening of ears, eyes, and hearts. And with each day, no matter how little it may seem, a bit of progress is being made somewhere, somehow.
Yeah, you can call me a bit naïve as I have chosen to focus on the positive in hopes that tomorrow will be better than today. But as a very great man, who is standing before us where he is today solely because his country embraced an immense change, once said, “There has never been anything false about hope.”
That's it, that's all.
Oh and thanks, God, for Jonah Hill.
That's it, that's all.
Oh and thanks, God, for Jonah Hill.
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2 comments:
This is awesome. It's so damn true. I love that video as well because I know people who aren't voting just because they're too lazy to. What's the deal?
Damn! You blogger!
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