Happy Tuesday! This is the second of three Mrs. P posts lined up this week. Thank you again, so much!
There seems to be two separate ways of viewing America. The American political landscape has changed and acknowledging that a whole host of people do not see America the same way needs to be addressed. One side is patriotic and sees America as the best it can be despite it’s issues. On the other side, people see America as a tyrannical regime bent on oppressing minorities and killing foreigners. Perspective plays a big role in whether people hate or love America and it is important that this aspect of political discourse be addressed.
If you look at how many people can cuss out Donald Trump on Twitter, some across the pond would be shocked if they talked about their leaders that way. Americans not only cuss out our leadership, we can legally carry weapons and we can refuse certain things due to our religion. It is the Bill of Rights that instructions our gov’t want it cannot do. It is this document that sets America apart.
Yet, many people do not get to see the best of America. They see torn up buildings, drugs on every corner and kids without fathers. These Americans hear gunshot all day everyday and friends talking about how much they struggle. These areas see streets filled with tents for the homeless, trailer parks or even robbery. These people do not see America as a great resource but a fallen nation that has forgotten its vulnerable.
Each political side thinks that what they want to do is best. I challenge people in areas that have been predominantly one way to view America from the eyes of the people. Why would some vote continually for a party that has failed them? Why is reaching across the aisle no longer a thing? How come we view fellow Americans as our enemy? What happened?
I am proud to be an American. America give me the opportunity to serve and to finish college debt free. America presented me with choices for my future that still aren’t allowed to women in many parts of the world. Seeing how people live in other parts of the world has shaped my perspective of the U.S. The things I can do today were only fantasies to my ancestors. I come from one side that sees America as problematic and now live like the other side that loves America. Perspective matters.
