The American people are hurting
Struggling
Out of work
They are enduring
Strong
Resilient
I’ve watched as professors work door dash every day
Just to keep food on the table
They refuse to give in
They showed up to vote
In the middle of a pandemic
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I remember the night the president was elected
My wife cried herself to sleep….
I remember “day 1”
I remember
The speeches the statements
I am reminded of all the opportunities
To step off the train
And I’ve been waiting
But no one has stepped off
I asked myself how this was possible ?
It’s like watching an abused partner make excuses for their abuser
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It turned my stomach to see a small portion of white American conservatives act like they are being attacked
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They have been duped by a con man
A liar
Let there be no mistake
History will record with the greatest astonishment
That they did not walk away
They stood by their man
Until the end
And they will have to live with themselves for the rest of their lives
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They have shown
That his behaviour is presidential
For their daughters
And grand daughters
They have made excuses
For this slow build up that culminated
As any cult does
Into hysteria
We have seen every form of it …
They have been lied to.
It is a cult
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Make no mistake
Even for conservatives
This is not America
The American people do not have time to buy in
They are struggling
They are and have been in survival mode
I want us all to be able to dream again
I want us all to build again
To win
I’ve watched and worked in cities
All my life
I know the American people
And we endure
We build
We continue forward
I still believe in this America
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I believe what happened for Georgia will be possible in any state
If we get the relief and help out to the American people so they can build
They do not want a handout they want a hand up
A foothold
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I don’t have time for cults
For hysteria
And paranoia
Or conspiracy
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Call it what it is
Propaganda
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We’ve seen and lived through the harvest this reaps
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I believe we can do better
We MUST do better
For our children
And their children
For our neighbours
For ourselves
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If you were a 14 year old daughter
You are 18 now
Possibly considering marriage
Would you be ok if she brought a sitting con man, jester , clown, abuser home?
Would you really?
Be ok leaving them in the room with him alone?
Or on a trip with him in a car alone?
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I’ve sat in the room with men who abuse women and I’ve fired them….
Every single one has had an excuse
There are countless excuses
Everybody has them….
Let me say this
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I am tired
And I have no room for excuses
It’s time to build
It’s time to dream
It’s time to heal
It’s time to move forward
This never happened
We have to move forward
We have to get relief to our country
The world is watching
Future leaders are watching
Our daughters and our sons are watching
It’s up to us to discern truth
To discern placement
And value
Not social media
Not businesses
We have to do better
We can
We should
We are Americans
We have a personal responsibility
To bring authentic excellence
For our future
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It’s bright
We are going to be ok
If we do the work
If we do the work
We will be moving forward
It’s the small details
It’s the living rooms
It’s the families
It’s the you and the me
It’s the professor
It’s the teacher
It’s the clerk
It’s the associate
Getting up at 2:30 am
It’s the business owner
It’s the pastor
The priest
The Muslim
The Christian the agnostic
It’s all of us
We all are Americans
And we all have made it this far
And we all
Together
Are building
And I’m proud
I’m proud to have worked beside you
I’m proud to have lived among you
I’m proud
To be an American
Because we choose our future
And we can decide.
-E
Regarding Samuel 