One Nation, One Capital: Rising Beyond Division
By Brandy Sierra Price I come unaffiliated when it comes to politics. I don’t wear a party label, and I don’t speak for a side. I am not bound to blue or red — I am bound to truth. In my lifetime, I’ve only voted once — for a Libertarian candidate — not out of loyalty, but because I felt neither major party was standing for the whole of our people. There are many like me. Citizens who love this country, but no longer trust its systems. Voters who believe in democracy, but question the integrity of how it’s practiced. People who watch the debates, the division, the manipulation, and think quietly to themselves: Where is our voice? And for some, there truly isn’t one. The voiceless include those who have lost their right to vote — the felons, the forgotten, the unseen. But the voiceless also include those who’ve lost faith — the ones who’ve stopped speaking because they no longer believe anyone is listening. The Erosion of Trust in Our Democracy Trust is the heartbeat of democracy — and ...