Stop trusting political parties to save urban America. It's time for us to rise and rebuildUrban America does not need a political party. For decades, we were told that if we only had the right political savior, our problems would be solved. But no one is coming.
What Urban America needs are principles: the timeless, universal values of faith, family, agency, ownership, discipline, safety and accountability.
We don’t need any more of this Republican vs. Democrat talk. We’ve done it to death, and we cannot afford to succumb to false promises any longer — not when our communities have only worsened. A man once told me that progress can only happen the moment we stop lying to ourselves. It is far easier to believe in false promises than to look at the cold reality of where most of urban America, including my South Side Chicago neighborhood, stands — at the bottom of the American totem pole.
In my Walk Across America, which is now taking me through the Cotton Belt in the Deep South, I have seen many urban communities. In far too many of these areas, I’ve met people whose dreams have been dimmed by a cycle of government dependency that saps dignity and stifles growth. These people have been cut off from the greatness of America............
That is why I’ve come to believe that what Urban America needs most are American principles. Those principles do not belong to any political party. They are universal and timeless. They are why people from all over the world want to come here.
The greatest sin is that we who live in Urban America have allowed ourselves to be separated from these principles. We have sold ourselves short by embracing inferior ideologies. How can anything grounded solely in race lift us up? But the principles of individualism — from accountability to responsibility — can do wonders for developing one’s talents and capabilities.......
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/stop-trusting-political-parties-to-save-urban-america-its-time-for-us-to-rise-and-rebuild
