We have witnessed the reshaping of history this last month. It is the reshaping of history that always begins with a vengeance. So it was. The ever-invading Father Time who waits for no man, who day after day, night after night has relentlessly and unapologetically turned the pages of man’s history. The fight for decency has resurfaced in this 21st century. For too long, the United States has relinquished its role as a beacon of hope and opportunity. The dark clouds of the past four years have only exacerbated the growing struggles for life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
We have to realize that where there is economic justice there is also equality of opportunity. And, where there is financial and economic balance in society, there is less corruption and crime. For the past 40 years, the United States has failed to create both economic justice and domestic economic balance. But what happened on January 6 of this new year marks the potential to reshape America’s efforts to create “a more perfect union.”
What came to light on that fateful day in Washington was the fact that for more than four years an Administration created the environment that embodied chaos, division, unequal opportunity, and financial inequality in our society. And, when such conditions exist, extremists are always given way to capitalize on insurrection as a means to further divide a nation. The reshaping of America’s future must be recognized if we as a nation are to eradicate the scourge of injustice and inequality that exists today. Failure is not an option.
The great push back to a just society begins with that understanding. The common good continues to be weighed down by a political structure made up of those who have elements of a combative nature. We are seeing it today in Congress. What the Trump Administration has done even before this pandemic ignited a torrent of aggressive rhetoric that symbolizes its true nature to create an antagonistic approach to everything it says. In this way, for four years, the divisions within our society have only grown. As the rest of the world watches the events that have unfolded over the past four years, it has only reduced the ability of the United States to foster peace and compromise with the global community.
The reshaping of America’s future has to start now. And, on January 6, he painted the ugly picture of what awaits us if we as a nation fail to grasp the urgency to act. Members of Congress must now come together in a unified effort to put forward an agenda that addresses fundamental reforms that will create economic justice, equal opportunity, and bring financial balance back to our society. Fortunately, there is already a management plan outlining how to do just that. The unfortunate part is that the combative nature of many already in Congress fail to realize the importance of creating reforms for the common good of all Americans.
The Biden Administration must undertake the arduous task of educating the American public on the merits of implementing the Ten Articles of Confederation for National Economic Reform in order to achieve the necessary reforms and policies that will close internal gaps. A definitive management plan outlining how to create that “most perfect union”. The United States has not had a blueprint for direction, a unified national agenda that provides a sense of unity of purpose for this nation since 1960.
It is through education that the reshaping of our own history begins for the betterment of all. We always have to remember that the success of a democratic society depends on a well-educated and participatory public. When our elected officials put their own interests aside and work for the good of this nation, amazing results will come. By educating the public on how these reforms will achieve that unity of purpose, they will also create economic justice and financial balance for all. Now is the time to act.