RE: 4 Officers Shot Dead By Snipers, 7 Wounded in Dallas Protest Against Police Violence
July 9, 2016 at 9:38 am
(July 8, 2016 at 11:45 pm)Tres Leches Wrote:(July 8, 2016 at 9:50 pm)thool Wrote: It would be nice if our country had a leader that could get through all the politics and do something about the problems. I'm not talking about "thoughts and prayers" which are reactive and ineffective, but tangible actions that make a difference. Put aside the flowery speeches, the quivering lower lip, and the calculated pauses...get the American people stirred up in such a way that they vote away the dead wood that is holding our country back. We have a lot of messed up crap here that needs to be fixed.
I was just thinking the same thing today - I don't blame President Obama for any of this; I'm thinking more like a leader to lead peaceful marches and galvanize people to come together. We need revolutionary ways of thinking to get rid of our race problems in the US. Where's Martin Luther King when you need him?
The word "blame" is wrong to assign to Obama regarding the violence, but I am completely comfortable using that word when it comes to motivating congress to do the right thing. He's had 8 years and things have gotten worse with respect to race relations and police violence. Maybe he just lacks the leadership juice to get everyone united behind a common goal.
My vision for an effective president is one who transcends politics and delivers a clear message to everyone to rally behind. Those politicians who defy this and instead ally themselves with their lobbyists rather than their constituents will find themselves out of a job the next election cycle.
So the president sets the foundation for this to occur.
