America Doesn't Have a Homogenous National Identity. Is This a Weakness, or a Strength? | Reza Aslan

America's diversity is what makes us so unique, but it also what challenges us most, says #1 New York Times bestselling author Reza Aslan. An internationally-renowned writer, commentator, professor, and religious scholar, Reza highlights the question Americans must begin to ask ourselves: how seriously do we take our ideals of democracy, and whose freedom do we support? Audiences will feel empowered to seek and protect democracy, not just at home but everywhere in the world. In this exclusive clip, he analyzes our current landscape, the fall of white supremacy, and what it all means for our future.
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[@tonybanning]

Where I live, many of us share a common set of beliefs and an American identity rooted in sacrifice, service, and honor. Just because someone says we don’t doesn’t mean it’s true. Just because an individual or group has abandoned their duty to protect and honor the American way of life, doesn’t make them any less American. It is sad in some people’s eyes to see people act in a way that divides us, but they have the right to do and say and believe what they want. I pray that we all will get closer and not further apart. We need peacemakers and to rally in support of the best in each of us. That should consume our thoughts and hearts and actions. Everyone, especially our children, deserve that from us.

[@tonybanning]

And oh ya, we will become more Latin than anything else brother. To that I say, with great hope, that we will become the bridge of peace between all persons of all colors. It may not happen in my lifetime and exactly how I want, but it’s not going to stop. Viva La Raza‼️