An Exhortation to the American People

The following Letter to the Editor was posted and because it speaks the truth so clearly, we here at Talk American felt motivated to share it with you. We'd welcome your thoughts and opinions as well.

EDITOR:
Fear can destroy justice, common sense, brotherhood and faith. How can so many decent people in the USA sit back and let the current administration in Washington, D.C., second-guess, mock and dismantle the U.S. Constitution and all the basic values and principles that keep this great nation together? It's a nation of hope and opportunity that our fathers, their fathers, and distant fathers fought, sacrificed, worked and died for. How can we ignore or downplay what our fathers and their families believed in, dreamed of, and gave all for, knowing they were protected and encouraged by a country of laws and spirit?


Our people and leaders have made terrible mistakes in the past. But through reason, courage, conviction, good will and fairness, we have prevailed and overcome.

We citizens are now faced with disheartening and deceiving government leaders who don't respect us, or our country's unparalleled and glorious past. We are faced with an untried leader who won't take the time and energy to truly understand our love for this wonderful country.

We citizens have in our midst a government of manipulation, darkness and divide; a government with a negative attitude and posture toward business, prosperity, competitiveness and invention. We have a government and leadership that believes the distribution of wealth, unbridled spending, and the suppression of desire, a pseudo formula that in any real economic environment fails and fails greatly.

We, the citizens of the United States of America, are directly faced with an honorable task our forefathers faced and defeated. These strong Americans before us became victors, through the power of right on their side. All we have to do is remember who we are, what our country is worth to the rest of the world, and act - not with hatred or violence, but with valor, ballots, honesty and bravery.

Remember, fear means nothing when it is exposed by the light of freedom, fairness and liberty for all. Citizens, fear will never defeat truth. Again, gallantly stand up - your country needs you.

James Pickens

Prescott