If you read the title of professions such as Civil Rights Leader, Community Organizer and Man of the Cloth, common sense would lead you to believe each is in the business of solutions. In fact, when working together in unison, these positions play a vital role in dictating the environment that exists in their own cities across America. Unfortunately, when the cameras of the media show up in town, rogue individuals often lose sight of the goal by assigning blame.
Ratings, selfish ambition and talking points do just the opposite as negative words incite relational forest fires, placing classes, races and political ideologies against one another. Ferguson, Missouri is the latest epicenter, as citizens searching for justice and revenge did not receive the verdict from the Darren Wilson Grand Jury as they had hoped. Despite the collaborating accounts of eyewitnesses, the media has withheld key facts from this investigation to encourage outrage. Instead of wanting the truth like Col. Nathan Jessup in A Few Good Men, they have chosen to assign blame.
I’m not an expert on the media, but it appears they are suppressing the news rather than presenting it. What this nation and every country needs are people hungry for developing solutions. When placed in charge, the United States government has a history of failure. As the number of individuals on Food Stamps and Unemployment continue to grow, who will get behind visionaries like Glenn Beck to start solving problems one community at a time. While Dr. Martin Luther King had a dream, unless neighbors put aside their petty differences, this dream will never become a reality.
by Jay Mankus
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