We were told to fear each other. That our neighbors were the threat. That anyone who disagreed was a danger to democracy â or to freedom.
So we picked sides. We flew flags. We posted slogans. We got loud. We got angry. We stopped listening.
And while we fought, they sold us lies. They sold us hope like a product. They sold us outrage like entertainment. They told us we were powerless â and they would fix everything. But they never did.
Maybe the problem isnât the Democrats. Or the Republicans. Maybe the problem is us â the voters â always looking for someone else to run our lives.
Weâre tired. Not of each other. Of being played.
So now, two sides who never wanted to meet â pick up the broken tools of democracy: Compromise. Civility. Listening.
We work with whatâs left. We fix whatâs broken. We start over â not with perfect leaders, but with imperfect neighbors.
Because Americaâs not a team. Itâs a town hall.
âPolitics is like a game of chess,
But in politics, there are fifty people screaming at you different ideas for moves, But in politics, you have no knowledge of your opponentâs move for hours, But in politics, everyone can make as many moves as they want, and itâs always everyoneâs turn, But in politics, the pieces often move of their own accord.â
â Eric Wang, Quora user, circa 2019
Visitors are welcome to repost and use the unmodified Elephant cartoons and Editorials as they wish.
Silence and loyalty are not the same as integrity.Â
Maybe the problem is us
We were told to fear each other.
That our neighbors were the threat.
That anyone who disagreed was a danger to democracy â or to freedom.
So we picked sides. We flew flags. We posted slogans.
We got loud. We got angry.
We stopped listening.
And while we fought, they sold us lies.
They sold us hope like a product.
They sold us outrage like entertainment.
They told us we were powerless â and they would fix everything.
But they never did.
Maybe the problem isnât the Democrats. Or the Republicans.
Maybe the problem is us â the voters â always looking for someone else to run our lives.
Weâre tired.
Not of each other.
Of being played.
So now, two sides who never wanted to meet â
pick up the broken tools of democracy:
Compromise.
Civility.
Listening.
We work with whatâs left.
We fix whatâs broken.
We start over â not with perfect leaders,
but with imperfect neighbors.
Because Americaâs not a team.
Itâs a town hall.
âPolitics is like a game of chess,
But in politics, there are fifty people screaming at you different ideas for moves,
But in politics, you have no knowledge of your opponentâs move for hours,
But in politics, everyone can make as many moves as they want, and itâs always everyoneâs turn,
But in politics, the pieces often move of their own accord.â
â Eric Wang, Quora user, circa 2019
Visitors are welcome to repost and use the unmodified Elephant cartoons and Editorials as they wish.
Silence and loyalty are not the same as integrity.Â
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