Change is coming to the USA. The 2024 presidential election is over. You have a new person in the White House. Don’t forget the person in the mirror while celebrating the new person in the White House. Citizens of the USA, be sure to create a change in yourself in order to embrace the change in politics.
Many citizens are celebrating the win of the candidate they voted for. This article was written on November 2, 2024, a few days before election day. The results of the election are not known. No matter who won, many citizens will look to the new president as their savior. The seeking of salvation from another human being is unrealistic. The President is only one person doing a job that one aspect of the task is to enforce and uphold US laws. US citizens, instead of laying every problem society has on a politician, why not look in the mirror? Many changes that people have demanded from politicians could be addressed by each individual taking responsibility for their actions and their households.
The only person that can effectively change your life situation is you. For example, the President can sign legislation into law that would give everyone a million dollars and there would still be crime and dissent in the USA. Why? The issue isn’t the economy or poverty. The previous two situations are effects. The cause is in many citizens’ minds. Poverty of the mind is the cause for untold issues in all races. No amount of money can change someone who has a mindset that keeps them in mental poverty. For instance, you can move certain factions of people into the Pfister Hotel. Once these people are moved in, allow them to live for free. In a month the Pfister Hotel would be a slum. Why? It’s due to the mindset of the people who are residing there. This is why the act of laying all of society’s issues and the need for solutions at the foot of any politician is insane.
In the African American community one of the major issues is crime. Let’s be real. Many African Americans would complain about racial profiling if the President invoked legislation to rid the streets of the criminal element. This is where each individual can take control of their situation. Parents, be honest and look at your children. Are they acting or looking like the prototypical criminal? People, look at your neighborhoods. Who is doing the criminal acts that make you feel unsafe? Is it your niece or nephew? If it is, what are you going to do? Many people want more severe punishments for crimes and something done about out-of-control teens. These people want the severe repercussions until it is their relative on the receiving end of the penalty. Citizens of the USA, if you don’t want your relatives harassed by law-enforcement, regulate and raise your children to be law-abiding citizens. Don’t wait until they have become poisoned by hip hop, or the media, and are a part of the problem before stepping in. Everyone in America is tired of looking at people on TV crying, “My baby…”
The change US citizens need to embrace, to take the pressure off the President and other politicians, is in their own head. Change how you think. Seek out new friend groups that are positive and solving their issues by self awareness. Enjoy the new President, but always know the key to your happiness and success lies inside of you. Take your power back and enjoy the life you want. Once you do this you may even purchase a flagpole and fly Old Glory over your house.
Frank James IV © 2024
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