Tom+F

Through out my life i have discovered that democracy may be benificial for the wealthy in our country but it leaves everyone else behind. I have been a big fan of history since i was very young and alot of unjust things were done to people that were either poor or not on the governments payroll. One man who changed that happened to be Harvey Milk. I happen to have a gay family member and it was very moving when i found out about the many changes Milk made for human rights in which he based his operations in the Castro District in California. He was a fighter for the people and he was assassinated. Every time a person makes change he/she has to make the ultimate sacrifice to help it along. President Abraham Lincoln was killed when he freed the slaves. Martin Luther King Jr. was killed when he faught peacefully for civil rights. How am i supposed to fight against injustice if i fear for my life even though I am making life for most of the people around me better. I believe we can find a leader that will help bring everyone to peace but it may take longer than most can wait. People need to understand that you cant look at a person based on what they look like because I have always taken the time to get to know people before i decided how I felt about them. Americas democracy has not shown its people that we can trust our leaders but maybe its not the leaders but the people that need to change. I used to blame the government for all our countries problems but the people are the ones who elect them. We have every right to complain about the president but why cant we take responsiblility. All im saying is that I think the people should fight back but fight back against the right people.