Black Balling of fellow dems who advocate for equity. Anti-team mentality/patriarchy. Chauvanistic/misogynistic mindsets. Corporate control via lobbyist. Injustice. Voter apathy. Oppression. Bullying.

The greatest challenges are to live up to the words in the Constitution and Declaration of Independence and treat all ethnicities with justice and equity and without prejudice. The mistreatment of all people of color historically and in the present day has been a deterrent to the actual realization of a true Democracy.

A good citizen speaks out and cares about democracy for everyone. A good citizen takes time to understand the full history as it really is, and then faces that history head one with all its complications and imperfections – not so we can deny the difficult and cruel parts of our history, but so we can learn from our mistakes and fight for justice, and make a better tomorrow for our children and those who will come after.