The Day After
Here we are at November 4th. The results are not finalized for the United States Presidential Election, and we are all watching, or at least waiting. Yet... the time for watching and waiting is over. We need to adjust our perspective. Our civic duty does not encompass voting once every four years. If we want to change our country and change our world... well, it won’t change by itself. It requires action. Whomever is elected President of the United States, it is our responsibility as citizens to ensure he executes the law the way we see fit. It is our duty to ensure our congressional representatives draft laws that we deem pertinent. We might disagree about how to go about the governance of this country. Should we just revert back to social media scrolling and TV consumption then? The time to act is now. November 3rd has passed, and in typical 2020 fashion, we must be patient for the actual results. But that doesn’t mean we sit back and wait for change. We must go get it. November 4th, one way or another, is the start of a new age of active citizenship. We can change the world.