CRUEL

Position power, unplanned change, hyper-polarization, and self-serving, narcissistic, objective-less decisions, and corruption are crumbling the pillars of 250 years of Constitutional, democratic republic, American history. President Trump (net worth is $5.1 billion and climbing), his family, and associates are cruel and hate stirring. As Utah’s Governor Spencer Cox noted during a press conference on 9-13-25, following the arrest of Tyler Robinson, Charlie Kirk’s alleged assassin, “We can return violence with violence. We can return hate with hate…At some point, we must find an off ramp, or it’s going to get much, much worse.” (USA Today, Rick Jervis and Chris Kenning, 9-13-2-25)

Changing a country’s form of government is “long-term process” and demands planning, leadership, and management at all levels and types of government in the country; and must include all Americans. There are four steps: 1) create a VISION for the country; 2) complete a CURRENT REALITY ASSESSMENT of the country; 3) establish “GAP CLOSERS” that will begin to move the country from the current reality assessment to the vision; and 4) create a TRANSITION plan to facilitate the psychological adjustment of all people to the necessary changes at every level in the country…from the President down to folks who are working in the fields and in the local shops. This is difficult, hard work, and process for everyone!

Here is a VISION to start dialogue about an off ramp.

Quality, common good, authenticity, and virtue, in all we are and all we do.

 Strategies

• Evolve with solid core virtues (gratitude, hope, trust, compassion, courage, honesty, prudence, and integrity), values, and a philosophy of transcend and include others.
• Limited government for citizens. The Supreme Court, the Senate, the House, and the Office of the President have solid leaders, leadership, and followers who have moral compasses, and are objective, not self-serving, and make decisions that are in the best interests of America.
• Voting systems have integrity and elections are fair.
• Fiscal responsibility; economic stability and equity; and long-term financial security.
• Public safety for all Americans, respect for law and order, no one is above the law, and all citizens are held accountable. Domestic terrorism and targeted violence prevention measures include coordination and cooperation of federal, state, and community authorities.
• Universal background checks, license to carry, red flag law, safe storage law, and weapons of war are kept on the battlefield. It is illegal for a citizen to purchase, own, or possess assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines.
• Federal, state, and local journalism infrastructures are strong; and public trust of the press and integrity of the First Amendment are strong.
• Open dialogue and free exchange of ideas is fostered.
• Education processes are the best of the best.
• Pandemic preparedness and top ten healthcare system with integral health, wellness, and wellbeing at the core…mentally, emotionally, physically, energetically, cellularly, and spiritually.
• Programs, processes, and coalitions to dismantle systemic racism.
• Controlled business ethical and moral issues.
• Avoid war with strong military and space forces, global allies and networks, and dialogue.
• Professional Federal Communications Commission and State Department that have alliances coupled with reasoned foreign policy.
• Helping others, caring about others, and serving others: churches, individuals, groups, institutions, communities, and the government.
• Justice for all; and judges are objective, uphold the Constitution, and have core virtues, historic values, and guiding principles, and satisfy evolving cultural needs.
• Marriage and children, pillars of America’s future: citizen’s choices and model the culture’s transcend and include evolution. Young adults considering becoming parents learn and understand the role parents play in children’s lives; and parents who have children learn, understand, and have respect for the parenting impact on children.
• Respect for science and the science of happiness.
• Environmental awareness, control, and self-restraint.
• Strength in diversity and humane immigration laws and regulations. Borders are sanely managed.
• Respect for democracy and decentralized culture with empowered, free citizens.

Ethical Code

• We model the way as a person, in relationships, socially, institutionally, and culturally by helping others, caring about others, serving others, loving others, and loving the Self.
• We will not lie, cheat, or steal, nor tolerate those amongst us who do. (Code of Conduct, United States Military Academy)
• We commit to 100% responsibility, life happens because of us, not to us.
• We will master relationship skills: self-esteem, self-awareness, good boundaries, interdependency, and moderation.
• We acknowledge, with crystal clear clarity, personal reflections in the world.
• Mindfulness, awareness, and self-restraint will evolve as we learn, reflect, and meditate.
• We target for happiness and authentic joy through peace-of-mind with connections and purpose built on a foundation of compassion.

It is time to evolve and move forward from the chaos of hyper-polarization being created by conflicting ideologies of traditionalists, modernists, post modernists, left-wingers, right-wingers, blue states, and red states that are being pontificated by politicians and respective tribes. A good cultural worldview-vision for America can facilitate non-violent discussion and transcendence. We need good, solid leaders who can turn vision into reality and create strategic objectives and strategies that defend American democracy and silence domestic, home grown, home led, terrorism, political polarization, violence, and autocracy. For the preservation of democracy, take time to separate the wheat from the chaff, peacefully and non-violently protest via social media networks, community protests, boycotts, leadership of groups and communities, and select and vote for politicians who are genuine leaders with solid leadership track records.