Yes We Can
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It was a creed written into the founding documents
That declared the destiny of a nation, yes we can
It was whispered by slaves and abolitionists
As they blazed a trail toward freedom, yes we can
It was sung by immigrants as they struck out
From distant shores and pioneers who pushed westward
Against an unforgiving wilderness, yes we can
It was the call of workers who organized
Women who reached for the ballots
A President who chose the moon as our new frontier
And a King who took us to the mountaintop
And pointed the way to the Promised Land
Yes we can to justice and equality
Yes we can to opportunity and prosperity
Yes we can heal this nation
Yes we can repair this world
Yes we can
We know the battle ahead will be long
But always remember that no matter
What obstacles stand in our way
Nothing can stand in the way of the power
Of millions of voices calling for change
(We want change)
We have been told we cannot do this by a chorus of cynics
They will only grow louder and more dissonant
We've been asked to pause for a reality check
We've been warned against offering
The people of this nation false hope
But in the unlikely story that is America
There has never been anything false about hope
Now the hopes of the little girl who goes
To a crumbling school in Dillon are the same
As the dreams of the boy who learns on the streets of LA
We will remember that there is something happening in America
That we are not as divided as our politics suggests
That we are one people, we are one nation
And together, we will begin the next great chapter
In the American story with three words that will ring
From coast to coast, from sea to shining sea, yes we can
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Featuring: John Legend Lyrics, Scarlett Johansson Lyrics, Kate Walsh LyricsThank you to Jamey2 for the following comment "Notice how paragraph six states the current -
"We have been told that we cannot do this by a chorus of cynics. They will only grow louder and dissonant."
How true.
The voices of the fearful and uneducated have gotten louder and more hateful.
We will overcome the obstacles of change. We will look forward to a brighter tomorrow. We will slowly weed out all the racists, cold hearts, and simple minds.
YES WE CAN!"
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Good Afternoon!
In reference to a recent blog, (here), our friend Mr Whatzit had a remarkable reply for us all.
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"For the most part I think the comment in quotes at the top is correct.
There was plenty of closet racism left in this country before the election of a partly Black President. The fact that he's now running the country (and seems eminently capable of doing so, despite being handed the largest mess ever handed to a new President) has simply brought the screams of the warped, racist and under-educated to the surface. (Along with the dissenting opinions of a number of apparently sane, level-headed people, which I don't quite understand.)
The other major factor which can't go unmentioned is the fact that 90% of political talk media outlets in this country play to the fears of older Americans and undereducated ones. The signals of but a very few liberal, progressive radio stations can actually reach beyond large urban areas. And people getting the one-sided viewpoints (i.e. - lies, distortions and hate speech) as spewed by the likes of Rush Limbaugh tend to believe them for reasons unfathomable to me.
Then there's Fox "News", which is the modern day American version of Pravda.
One can't reasonably label everyone who believes what they hear from Fox or Limbaugh as racists. They're simply less than fully informed and are being unwittingly played by the equivalent of the Public Relations departments of greed-based, corporate America." ****
I could not agree more!
What say you?
XOXO
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