debate through a view of fear based hate, because you see, what makes us afraid becomes a monster that bites the whole world's behind. Fear is more often than not based on ignorance, not facts. Through a stereotypical view, our fear based debates take away all hope and faith. It creates wars too.

When we achieve what seems to be the American dream, some of us get a bit arrogant and claim that the sky high price of greed is actually, "Free Enterprise." With our sense of entitlement, we say we need to take personal responsibility for our own financial demise, while we rob others blind at the same time. That's when the government will give us a tax break to manipulate our brains into believing that a tax fact would in fact, boost the economy for all, but in spite of the boost they say they gave and with tax breaks all over the place, the economy still sucks and more than a few countries hate still our guts. We act like spoiled brats who are afraid of change and wonder why the facts remain the same.

5. No hope and the lack of faith:

We've made huge mistakes for the past decade, but as of today, we are still afraid of change. Some of us even blame Obama, for heaven's sake. After all, he had the audacity to communicate through a view of hope and faith. He based his campaign on a, "Yes, we can," attitude, so those who chose not to vote for hope and faith assume that Obama must be a threat to the country. It makes no sense, but common sense has nothing to do with what terrifies you.

Although most of us pray for our government and the President of the United States, we still don't have the faith it takes to believe that God is actually giving us exactly what we asked to receive. It takes hope and faith to see beyond what makes us afraid, and when we go through what it takes to change, we always find the American dream resides on the other side of fear, strife and hate.

We've seen that, in fact, hope and faith always wins in the end, so why are we still blind to what made the United States great in the first place? Let's open our eyes and minds. Let's stand united for more and against less, at least sometimes. Let's look through a diverse view of the truth, so that we can keep our democracy. Let's choose to think and do what is best for all, and let's keep in mind that we all come from one root. Heaven, earth and the universe does not revolve around just some Americans, so let's consider the fact that the whole world is watching what we freely choose to think, say and do.

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