18: January 6: One Year Later. What’s the state of our democracy?

Respect Circles - The Podcast

Last week in the United States, we acknowledged the one-year anniversary of the events that took place last January 6th, which we all see as a very dark day in our history. Horrific actions taken on this date have created even more division in our country, and today on the podcast we want to explore where we are right now and what it means moving forward, as we redefine what democracy really means to each and every one of us.

As you’ll hear, we both think that ultimately being decent human beings and having a foundational understanding of what differentiates a lie from the truth is a great starting point that we can all begin at, because when done right, democracy is a beautiful thing that we should all be a part of.

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In this episode you’ll hear:

• The important line that got crossed on January 6th, 2021, and why this means so much for the entire country’s future [5:49]
• The evolutionary approach that is happening where we are seeing an erosion of our systems, institutions, and our way of life [9:40]
• How the stance on social justice issues changed to fit the narrative [14:45]
• Why making the memorial and one-year anniversary political is so disturbing [19:37]
• What is the beauty of democracy [20:49]
• How we can all start to redefine what democracy means to us, what we will you stand for, and what we will stand against [22:27]
• What is is not the time for right now, and the opportunity we have at this point in time to learn from each other [26:31]
• The need to become more critical in our thinking and to start challenging the status quo [29:55]
• The power we have when all of our voices singing together [32:10]