Atman is supported by the Council of West Hollywood – an amazing community organisation. Kevin Roose in the New York Times says “It raises an important question for the Biden administration: How do you unite a country in which millions of people have chosen to create their own version of reality?”. How do we rebuild a community. Timothy Garton Ash in the Guardian says “to prosper, democracy needs a certain kind of public sphere, on in which citizens engage in vigorous argument on the basis of shared facts”.
Without mutual trust, without the belief that we can agree on some simple truths ie “who won the election”, “global warming is happening”, “covid is a killer” we become increasingly separated from each other. We increasingly stick to media channels that confirm our prejudices and dissenters are robbed of their humanity. Anyone who disagrees with me is somehow less than human and deserves neither respect, liberty – or sometimes life!
“Make America Love Again” sets a new path, an aspiration. We do not pretend everything was ever all right. Obama says – “Do we care to match the reality of America to its ideals”? This is a time to ask – what is or was ever good about America? Obama says – “I am not yet ready to abandon the possibility of America”. This is the message of “Make America Love Again” The Possibility of America as a beacon of democracy, hope and justice in an increasingly unfair and angry world.