I recently finished reading an excellent book, Reason: Why Liberals will win the Battle for America by Robert Reich. Normally I do not openly write about books I have read, but for some books I feel the need to let people know just how good they are. This is one of those books.
It is an incredibly well thought out look at the history of the Liberal tradition in America, as well as its current dormant state. The book breaks down how, over the last 30 years, radical conservatives have steadily pulled the media and government ever rightward in their constant crusade to the world to live as they see fit. Reich lays out the actions and ideals that will allow the American people to retake their country from a close-minded and terrified minority.
His main point, which I completely agree with, is that the Left has become scattered and beaten back. Afraid to fight back for their beliefs. Why is that? The far Right has no such shame in the battle to push their beliefs on others, so why should we have shame in our beliefs? The far Right is fiery and determined in their crusade, so why should the left be any less determined in ours?
It is time to let our light shine forth, and it is time to organize in solidarity behind out beliefs. Freedom, equality, and peace are at stake. There is a time to fight and a time to make peace, and now is the time of the former. The Right speaks of bi-partisanship, but when have they ever moved leftward to meed us in the middle?
The time for compromise is over.
We are who we were born to be, just as they are.
No more, and certainly no less.
It is time we remembered that.
