In chrysalis.

I start this blog on the cusp of a new America. As a Nation we are poised to take back what has been stolen from us over the last few decades. It is not pride or patriotism. It is not democracy or capitalism. We have the opportunity to take back our right to be citizens. For too long our elected officials have been coaxing us into the comfortable cocoons of materialism and want. They have secretly smiled each time we shrugged our shoulders, allowing them to weave the silk a bit tighter. Long has been our slumber in these comfortable cocoons, unaware of the impact we have had on the world. Unaware of the cost of our neglect as well. How long might we have stayed wrapped up in our silken armor? How long would we have remained blinded to the injustice doled out in our names were it not for the events of recent years. Events which have slowly begun to wake us from chrysalis dreams.

Now we have begun to emerge. Eyes readjusting to the light, citizens once again. Responsibilities are placed on our shoulders in this new form. We must be informed, aware, and unafraid. We must protect those who have not yet emerged. We are the reconnoiters for a new generation of citizenship. A citizen model which this country...nay the world has yet to see.

In the following texts I will help to create an outline of our responsibilities as citizens. I hope to foster the understanding of why citizens are needed for the survival and progress of our Nation. And I will argue why it is imperative we do not fall into another slumber. As citizens we have a long road ahead of us. A road that is both challenging and rewarding. A road that will lead us to the greatest era our Nation has ever seen.