We Are Better Than This

Date Posted: January 14, 2016

Posted In: Ideas,

From the Huffington Post:  The start of this New Year finds America at an inflection point as wars and terrorism abroad are echoed in violence, suspicion, and fear at home.  How will we meet the moment?

Hundreds of organizations and individuals have signed on to the urgent message of the campaign We Are Better Than This: “We grieve the many lives that have been lost or painfully transformed in recent weeks through extreme acts of violence.  And we are appalled by the surge of divisive rhetoric that sows the seeds of more violence to come.  A dangerous tide of hatred, violence, and suspicion is rising in America — whether aimed at Arab and Muslim Americans, women and the places we seek health care, Black people, immigrants and refugees, or people just going about their daily lives.  This tide is made more dangerous by easy access to guns.  When has hate ever led to progress?  Is this really what we want America to be?  We are better than this.”

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