Divisive We Stand; Divisive We Fall
Championing Change
The United States is facing a level of divisiveness we have not seen in many decades. People are angrier than ever, and they are actively speaking up about injustices and the violation of their rights. There are groups of people who want to change, and groups of people who resist it. Some of the groups pressing for change are protesting against inequality and injustice, principles promised by our country’s constitution and bill of rights.
The recent protests and occasional riot over the killing of George Floyd sparked a childhood memory of seeing the Rodney King protests and riots on the evening news in March of 1991, almost 30 years ago! The realization that using the same strategies for social change has not worked for over three decades should cause us to question how we can be more productive.
Before we can improve our county, we have to improve our methods of seeking change.
When seeking change, some hard truths need to be faced. These truths address aspects of the problem that render our current methods of advocacy ineffective. The more honest we can be about the problem, the more likely we are to create a viable solution. Facing these truths sounds easy, but some of them require us to take ownership of our group’s…
