The election is over. The results are known. It is time we shake out our wrinkles, straighten up, and plan for future days, weeks and months.
Whatever side you are on – winner or loser – in however many
candidate or referenda campaigns, now is the time to sort through the options
that best describe what to work on. Your public face must be unreadable and
adult. Elections are the voice of the people in a democracy. The results are
the results. Live with them and commit to the nation’s dream.
That dream is yours, mine and everyone else’s. It is a
composite of all our dreams combined. It will not be perfect. It may be out of
focus because of competing dreams. No matter; we will move forward making slight
changes and tweaks to make it possible to operate. Over time the larger
problems will be worked out.
In the longer term issues and problems will build advocate
teams to create future campaigns where the electorate will be motivated to
decide on them. This is the evolution of our nation as it is in specific time
and place. It is always changing as it always has. That change is as constant
as the change we have all lived with throughout all our lives.
Change is not static. It is in motion. That is its very definition.
It is why we have elected officials and representatives, to deal with the
change as it happens and its eventual cause and result outcomes.
If it helps, go to the library or internet. Seek out history
books that tell of past ages, what happened then, what society did about it,
and how and when history changed and unfolded its wisdom and handling. Continue
reading the next chapter; it will tell you the cause/effect/result didn’t stop
there. No, the history unfolds constantly. We make of it what we can at the
time of its happening, but then go on to better understand it. What follows are
our attempts to change those outcomes to something better. Thus, the story of
history is constantly unfurling.
Don’t like the outcomes just the same? Well then, look for
checks and balances in our system and make certain they are still working. If not,
gather a group, create an organization, and hire lawyers to fight your fight in
court. Checks and balances. They are the mortar to our principles. Together they
form the firm foundation of our nation.
Learn to live with today and fight for tomorrow!
November 8, 2020
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