{"text":"Discourse and critical thinking are essential tools when it comes to securing progress in a democratic society. But in the end, unity and engaged participation are what make it happen.","author":"Aberjhani","tags":["2016-presidential-election","civic-duty","cognitive-awareness","conscious-awareness","conscious-mind","consciousness","crowd-sourcing","democracy","democracy-in-action","democratic-societies","dialogue","diversity","donald-trump","engaement","free-speech","freedom","gun-legislation","gun-safety","hillary-clinton","human-rights","love-for-humanity","maintaining-faith","making-a-difference","mindfulness","national-history-day","nonviolent-conflict-resolution","participation","police-culture","police-reform","police-shootings","political-debate","political-dialogues","political-discourse","political-divisions","political-philosophy","postered-poetics-by-aberjhani","racial-violence","social-philosophy","sustainable-humanity","unity","voters","voters-and-voting","voting","waging-peace"],"id":301681,"author_id":"Aberjhani"}