Last night in New
York, three Muslim community leaders held a panel
discussion. The topic? How Muslims just don't trust our
legal system.
In front of dozens of judges, these leaders explained how
their communities often don't report crimes because they
don't trust the legal process and they fear scrutiny from
the government and media.
Does that sound familiar? It should, because just a few
days ago we were talking about how many people in the
African-American community feel the same way. Did you see
the rapper who told Anderson Cooper that he wouldn't even
turn in a serial killer living next door?!
But it's not just religions and races that are fed up and
feel alienated. What about the poor? They feel like
they're working harder for less and less. The middle
class? They see social security going bankrupt, healthcare
costs skyrocketing and the president spending money like
Rosie O'Donnell at iHop. They're being ripped apart as
well. And the rich aren't happy because they feel like
they're being taxed to death and blamed for everyone else's
problems.
Meanwhile, Democrats feel like Republicans have driven this
country into war and want to ruin the environment. On the
other hand, Republicans feel like Democrats don't understand
what we're really fighting for and want to use global
warming as a ploy to create a global government and new,
global taxes.
The Real Story is that almost every single American is
feeling disenfranchised and abandoned by our so-called
leaders and I believe that disenfranchisement has been
created by those leaders. For the first time that I can
remember, we all seem to be looking for what divides us
instead of looking for what unites us. We don't have
political debates anymore, we have political and personal
hate. Instead of genuinely trying to understand the other
side, we just dig in our heels and get defensive about our
own position -- no matter how much we really even believe in
it.
I know it's been said a million times and I know it's a
cliché, but united we stand divided we fall. I really
believe that. What's the point of us tearing each other
apart if the end result is that we don't even have a country
left to fight over?
Someday, when you really can't sleep, go back and read "The
History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire." I
swear, if you replace the word "Rome," you'd think he was
writing about us. But the difference is that, unlike the
Romans, we realize what's happening! We see the divisions
and we see the political correctness taking over and tearing
us apart. But now what...is the end already written or can
we still change the course of our civilization? |
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