Archimedes said that if he had a lever long enough, a fulcrum and a place to stand, he could move the world.
The rage that is sweeping the country because of the AIG scandals has made a single, very long lever out of the fragmented American will.
Do you want to move the world?
You start with a simple pledge. "I respect you as much as I respect myself, I am as good as my word and I want you to understand what I say." Call it the Truth-in-Citizenship pledge.
If you and I can make this pledge to each other, it doesn't matter what party we join or what litmus test issues we support or condemn. Before all else, we have a place to stand relative to each other. It can change. We can argue and agree, but we know where we stand, and what that means.
That is the beginning. Everything else will fall into line when people are as good as their word, want you to understand what they mean, and give you the same respect they give themselves.
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