Last night President-Elect Joe Biden gave a speech to unite the nation. You can find the video and full transcript of the speech here. The US Progressed Moon just moved from Capricorn into Aquarius last week, bringing with it a shift into the sign of fairness and justice. Hopefully my fears for the US Pluto return will turn out to be unfounded and will instead bring us the best of Pluto: the leaving behind of darkness and return into light.
Let this grim era of demonization in America begin to end — here and now.
The refusal of Democrats and Republicans to cooperate with one another is not due to some mysterious force beyond our control.
It’s a decision. It’s a choice we make.
And if we can decide not to cooperate, then we can decide to cooperate. And I believe that this is part of the mandate from the American people. They want us to cooperate.
That’s the choice I’ll make. And I call on the Congress — Democrats and Republicans alike — to make that choice with me.
The American story is about the slow, yet steady widening of opportunity.
Make no mistake: Too many dreams have been deferred for too long.
We must make the promise of the country real for everybody — no matter their race, their ethnicity, their faith, their identity, or their disability.
America has always been shaped by inflection points — by moments in time where we’ve made hard decisions about who we are and what we want to be.
Lincoln in 1860 — coming to save the Union.
F.D.R. in 1932 — promising a beleaguered country a New Deal.
J.F.K. in 1960 — pledging a New Frontier.
And 12 years ago — when Barack Obama made history — and told us, “Yes, we can.”
We stand again at an inflection point.
We have the opportunity to defeat despair and to build a nation of prosperity and purpose.
We can do it. I know we can.
I’ve long talked about the battle for the soul of America.
We must restore the soul of America.
Our nation is shaped by the constant battle between our better angels and our darkest impulses.
It is time for our better angels to prevail.
Tonight, the whole world is watching America. I believe at our best America is a beacon for the globe.
And we lead not by the example of our power, but by the power of our example.
I’ve always believed we can define America in one word: possibilities.
That in America everyone should be given the opportunity to go as far as their dreams and God-given ability will take them.
You see, I believe in the possibility of this country. …
With full hearts and steady hands, with faith in America and in each other, with a love of country — and a thirst for justice — let us be the nation that we know we can be.
A nation united.
A nation strengthened.
A nation healed.
The United States of America.
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Dear Lynn,
Thank you for sharing these inspiring words from President-elect Joe Biden.
I commit to doing my part to heal World Shadow of divisiveness by catching myself and stopping the narrative of “Them vs Us”. So called enlightened people need to recognize and own their part in the thoughts, words, and actions that resulted in the karma we now must soften.
The election is far from over, my friends. President Trump will win in the end because good will conquer the evil of lies and fraud. The media does not choose the winner, the American people do, with real votes.
Please remember all the great feelings now because you’ll need those when the real race is over.
My post was a nonpartisan inspirational message. I’ll allow this message to remain but if the conversation devolves further into partisan bickering and namecalling I’ll delete any comments that do not comply with the comment policy (any comment that serves only to inflame and not to add to productive conversation will be deleted).
I think these words speak for themselves, and it is my fervent hope that the hatred can stop now, beginning with my readers. “The refusal of Democrats and Republicans to cooperate with one another is not due to some mysterious force beyond our control. It’s a decision. It’s a choice we make.
And if we can decide not to cooperate, then we can decide to cooperate.”
Thank you, Lynn. Indeed, any hope for healing must come with individuals searching their hearts and minds, owning their own part in this terrible divided place we are as a people. And then choosing reconciliation.
I have vowed to let go of the righteousness of my positions; and to stop condemning the Other.
Them/Us actions and attitudes perpetuate wounds and are not the path for healing and unifying our nation.
Joe Biden has promised to serve all Americans. That is a choice his predecessor did not make.
Thanks Susie,
The TRUTH will prevail……………
Where is the HEAling the UNITY now?
How about a reading of the USA now?
Inflation is booming.
Crime is rampant.
Schools have dumb-down the curriculum.
Taxes are outrageous.
China is developing a nuclear weapon (aimed at America).
Drug overdose is off the charge.
Division is amplifying.
Obesity rate is increasing.
Privacy is non existent.
Social and political divisions have deepened immensely.