Tulsi Gabbard Instagram – “We need a wholesale change in leadership. I would say that across both parties. Is it possible? Yes. Is it difficult in this environment? Sure. The entrenched powers essentially stand in opposition to that. For everyone who is concerned about our future, for the parents who are concerned about what their kids are being taught in schools, for people who value freedom. We have to take action and be engaged in our political process, in some fashion, whether you’re somebody who wants to run for office, you support someone who is running for office, or you are at minimum voting. Using your voice within whatever sphere of influence you have. You may think you’re just one person. But when you pick up your phone, and you look at the contacts in your phone, those people are within your sphere of influence. You can have conversations with them. There may be some people who you don’t agree with you on everything. Awesome. Don’t see that as a negative.
Too often lately, we see people who vote differently as enemies, ‘Oh, they voted for the other guy, I can’t talk to them.’ You know what I mean? ‘We disagree on this, they’re horrible. I’m right. They’re wrong.’ It’s so unfortunate that this is what so much of our conversation is reduced to — us versus them — rather than getting back to our foundation of who we are as Americans and starting our conversation there. Actually having a real conversation. Listening. Learning. You and I probably agree on some things, disagree on others. You’ve got a different background, upbringing, perspective than I do. Through having a conversation, we both can learn and grow. Maybe we come out the other side with the same exact positions we walked in with, or maybe we’re thinking about things a little differently than we had before. That’s life. That happens in our everyday lives, hopefully, in our own personal and professional relationships. Such an open and free marketplace of ideas, of dialogue, and of conversations with respect — this is how each of us can bring about the changes that we want to see.” — LTC Tulsi Gabbard (Army, OIF Veteran)
@tulsigabbard | Posted on 21/Nov/2023 00:13:04



