How To Improve America Essay

“An America where every person, no matter their race, their disability, or their sexual orientation, realizes the full promise of equality, that is our birthright as Americans.” A flawless quote given by democrat, Bernie Sanders. In the last fifty years, America has only gotten a few steps closer to achieving the astounding country all past documents put us up to be. It is quite true that America has made some improvements, so have all other countries. I believe all citizens have their opinions about their countries and their goals to improve their countries.
Our country has problems agreeing on quite a few aspects of life, such as: equal rights, equal pay, equality as a whole, fairness towards all, and so on. We lack common sense and how to treat people. Many feel the need to tear others apart for the poorest of reasons. It’s often blamed on religious views, but that is no reason to treat others with no respect. Everyone has different lifestyles, and that has not been realized by America. I understand different religious views, and that not everyone will get along or agree, but the lack of respect and attitude towards other humans is what I do not understand. …show more content…
So many American citizens complain about the way our government system operates, yet all they do is sit on their couch and yell at a television when their favorite sports team does something wrong. We have all gained the right to have a say in our government, take part in the elections, and fight for what we believe in. So many do not use the power they have in the government, or they abuse the power. Government officials are still human, and will make mistakes but the amount of mistakes and the outcome of the mistake is partially on