Not all Southerners are Republican. Not all Republicans are idealogues. Not everyone in the US speaks English. America’s diversity cries out for tolerance and sensitivity. We come to this destination with our own unique baggage packed full of both good and bad experiences. Don’t assume I agree with you because I haven’t verbalized my opinions. I may have opposing views on a number of issues. Thankfully most once prejudiced ideas about the superiority of one gender over another, or one race over another, or one religion over another have nearly faded away. Yet we still have to overcome some lingering biases that keep us morally fractured, and relegate them to the history books where we can analyze how far we have come and how far we still have to go.
The song "Man in the Mirror" was composed by Siedah Garrett and Glen Ballard and sung by Michael Jackson. The refrain below makes a point that healing requires us to see ourselves realistically with our baggage exposed. There is no way we can see through the eyes of another, so we need to look in the only direction where we can truly change ourselves…
I'm Starting With The Man InThe Mirror
I'm Asking Him To Change His Ways
And No Message Could Have Been Any Clearer
If You Wanna Make The World A Better Place
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