Entry VI; Thursday January 21, 2021

Greetings.

I don’t speak for Trump supporters, Biden supporters, or Bernie supporters. I speak only as one American—someone who, deep down, still holds a quiet hope that this country can return to the values it was originally built on. If you’ve read even a little of our history, you’ll know the United States was born from people fleeing tyranny, persecution, and corruption—seeking freedom, dignity, and a chance to build something better.
The principles they laid down—moral, ethical, and rooted in individual liberty—are still ours today. But let’s be honest: I don’t think the authors of the Constitution could’ve imagined how far those ideals would be twisted and stretched to fit today’s world. Each of us lives in a different reality, shaped by our experiences, values, and beliefs. That diversity should be a strength, not a wedge.
I’m not a conspiracy theorist, nor do I claim to understand the complexities of government. But what’s painfully obvious today is just how much power the media holds—and how easily facts are drowned out by bias, narratives, and agendas. We are bombarded with information every day, yet somehow know less about the truth. That’s not freedom of speech—it’s exploitation of it.
It’s because of this disillusionment—along with seeing how often our freedoms are abused or taken for granted—that a part of me wonders what it would take to rebuild this nation from the ground up. This isn’t a threat. It’s a reflection. What would it take for real reform? What would it take for people to wake up and ask: are we really living by the values this country was built on?
I’m not interested in politics. I have no loyalty to any party or agenda. To me, both sides seem more interested in beating each other than building something meaningful. That’s the problem. Politics today feels like a power struggle, not a path forward. I believe most politicians, at some point, had good ideas and good intentions. But those ideas are drowned out in a sea of partisan noise, media bias, and performative outrage.
It’s frustrating. It's disheartening. And worst of all, it's familiar.
We once fled this kind of system. Now, it seems we’ve become it.
There’s a saying: “If you don’t learn from history, you’re doomed to repeat it.” And sadly, it feels like we’re already deep into the repeat. The corruption, the division, the disregard for truth—it’s all there, just under new names and better branding.
This might sound immature to some, but I have no interest in debating politics or religion. Not because I’m closed-minded, but because so much of what we now call “reality” is shaped by belief, not by fact. And when beliefs become blind—intentionally or not—they’re dangerous, no matter which side you’re on.
Blind loyalty, no matter how noble it feels, is still blindness.