The Politics of Reformation

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Hey Everyone, I was thinking a lot about our society and how certain things are occurring again in our history as we slip into old paradigms and policies. Our history has been riddled with examples of inequality, injustice and ignorance as we struggled to find balance between the collective and the individual. We stood together to challenge the status quo and sought to rebuild our society and institutions from the grips of inhumanity. Each of these struggles, these battles, sought to redefine the standards that were thrust upon us by our ancestors and our allegiances. Together we stood against the night in an effort to change, upgrade and reform our world to be better than what we knew. Each time we challenged those prejudices, assumptions or systemic inequalities we improved our system and society. Each precedent, each case, each person, like a brick in the cobblestone road that is our history. Reformation is defined as "the action or process of reforming an institution or practice". This to me is the expression of our democracy, to challenge, reform and evolve the standards of our society and institutions. Each time we build upon what came before we create new possibilities where none existed prior. In our society we need to take a hard long look at our policies and procedures to ensure that they are just and fair while representing that current society. Each person, each voice, is a part of the overall collective of the living condition. We have to review all facets of our world each generation to ensure that they not only honor the sacrifices of the past, but promote the potential of the future. In our daily lives we see examples of inefficiencies, inequalities and irregularities that need to be resolved. Many people who face these examples go through negative experiences because of the limitations of the current society. In building a better world we need to reform the institutions that no longer serve society in an equal and judicial fashion. In the workplace even today women, especially women of color, face the most inequality with regards to representation, respect and recompense. They face unequal landscapes as they try to navigate a world that was built to be hostile towards them. This systemic inequality has been the cause of many atrocities both individual and collective. We need to review our systems to ensure that they are equal for women everywhere. We need to remove the glass ceiling that limits the potential of our people and uplift all who are oppressed. Many may think that a woman's struggle is their own but I know that the struggle of each one of us is everyone's issue. A complete reformation is possible if we have the courage to take a hard long look at our history and society not with an effort to blame or bash but with a focus on reforming it to be fair and just for all. It's not just business that needs a reformation, all facets from our media, government, medical system, education system as well as our judiciary. Each one of these institutions is important for the overall makeup of the whole of our society. Each one a piece to the puzzle that makes up our great nation. If even one institution faces inequality, ignorance or illegality then each of our institutions are diminished because of it. Reformation is a necessary tool for the administration of our democracy because it allows us to evolve the institutions we rely upon. It forms the bases of each generation's drive to do what is right and to build a better society. This can be through activism, outreach or education. Each time we build a better institution, we build a better society. As such I think that we need to review each of our valued institutions to ensure that they still represent the morality of our people and the honor of our ancestors. We have a responsibility to not only ourselves but to the future of our people and planet to ensure that liberty, justice, equality and opportunity are the cornerstones of each institution. To build a better nation and a better world requires each generation to review not only their actions, but that of their parents. To seek out new laws and new regulations that will allow the majority's representation while also protecting the rights of the individual. These rights are the foundation on which we right ourselves and society and each one of these rights we now hold, came from a reformation in our past. We must now look to the future together as one people and decide now the direction we want to take our society, from there we ensure that our honor and morality remain defended. Within each of us lies a spark of change, of evolution, the ability to expand the frontiers of what's possible through the actions of our present. To see beyond society's limitations and pursue a better, more perfect union. Reformation can take many forms as I stated prior but the spark of change lies within the living heart. Each one of you are a legion of choice, each choice taking us closer to justice and equality. Each action we take peacefully towards that collective goal, enhances the society in which we live and operate. Each time we stand for Human rights and human dignity we reform our present to match our morality. It's time to stand together, person to person, generation to generation to ensure that each one of us lives and breathes the promise we founded our society upon " All people are created equal". Stay Safe, Stay Sanitized and Stay Supportive, John Ames Birch @johneames2