It’s Time to Stop Asking the Question

You know the question I am referring to. It’s the same one we ask after
every shooting, drug overdose, drunken driver manslaughter, beaten or murdered
spouse, child poisoning, and immigrant death.

Here and now stop asking the asking the questions and take action. You are
not a victim. Wringing your hands and screaming at the TV won’t get it done. By
doing nothing you are an enabler.

Call all of your legislators. Contact government agencies. Vote and run for
office. Boycott companies that support politicians and lobbyists who put money
ahead of life.

Yes, put on your big girl or big guy pants, get off the couch, and be an 
instrument of positive change.

Get your head out of the sand and be a force of good not a ‘”it’s not
my problem.” Build fences, not walls. Have those unpleasant conversations.

Please add your name to my mailing list.

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About Allen Mesch

Allen is an author, educator, and historian. He has written nine books: The Analyst; Teacher of Civil War Generals; Your Affectionate Father, Charles F. Smith; Charles A. Marvin - "One Year. Six Months, and Eleven Days", Preparing for Disunion, Ebenezer Allen - Statesman, Entrepreneur, and Spy, The Forgotten Texas Statesman, The Third Rebellion, and The Traitor. He taught classes on the American Civil War at Collin College. He has visited more than 130 Civil War sites and given presentations at Civil War Roundtables.
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