We have a vision vacuum in America.
At least, that's what I think. I look at the candidates for president and I want to hear a grand vision that rallies us together. And I just don't see it...yet.
I think back to some grand visions of the recent past in American political history (most of these pivotal paragraphs can be found here):
- A vision to overcome fear - Franklin D. Roosevelt
- A vision to resist atomic devastation - Dwight Eisenhower
- A vision for a Great Society - Lyndon B. Johnson
- A vision for a space race - John F. Kennedy
- A vision for heroism - Ronald Reagan
- A vision to overcome grief - Ronald Reagan
- A vision for a more perfect union - Barack Obama
- A vision for unity - Martin Luther King Jr.
These visions moved us, captured us, drew us together, inspired us to greatness.
Where is the vision for the 21st Century America? We live in a vision vacuum.
Do you see a grander vision for America? If so, what do you see? I would love to hear.
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