Every day I am afraid to turn on my phone. Every day I think, “It can’t possibly get worse.” And then it does. Every headline, every tweet, every news article makes me sick to my stomach. I can’t bear to live in a world where bad news is normal. We have to stop the bad news. We can’t ever let it be normal. Every single piece of unfair legislation that comes our way must be protested. Every lie that is uttered from the mouths of our leaders must be met with angry and accurate responses. We cannot fall back and say “Well, what can you do?”
What we can do is fight. We can fight every twisted rule, we can tear down every brick of every wall.
Today the President of the United States drafted an executive order banning travel and immigration from predominately Muslim countries. I am fourteen. I may not know much, but I know this is wrong. I know that we have to fight against this ban, and against the destruction of Muslim- American families.
I’m fourteen. Fourteen. Wake up, America.
4 replies on “Four Year Fight”
I’m so proud of you, Kiley. You are so clear in what you believe, and you express it beautifully. I’m just sorry the message is so sad. I’ll be beside you fighting.
We must be the eyes of the American eagle and not only watch their every move, but make sure they know we are watching, scrutinizing, weighing their actions day by day. Presidents may serve a 4-year term, but we can shift the balance of power in Congress every 2 years. Let’s make sure they remember that.
Right on! And fight on!
Well said, Kiley. Keep up the good work!