COLD PRICKLIES

A quick and dirty assessment of current reality offers that “We the people” have allowed politicians to abdicate responsibility for America’s democracy, and have most likely ignored a political revolution that has led to the current, manifest consequence, “cold pricklies,” non-functional government entities. The painful results:  foundational core values, morals, codes of ethics, and guiding principles are eroding; historic institutions have been and are being deconstructed; and America has devolved from a democracy to a veiled aristocracy.

As the 2024 election nears, “We the people” have work to do to facilitate the election of leaders who inspire, rally, offer hope, and energize folks to climb aboard the American train and actively participate in the evolution of a desired American global character, one step at a time. A nice place to start is to create a vision, of a desired future state. Here are some ideas.

INSPIRATION and EXCELLENCE through VISION and CORE VALUES

• We have a clear, easily understood statement of the desired future state of America for Americans.
• We have core values, codes of ethics and guiding principles manifesting morals that are life protecting and life enhancing; and that guide right or wrong behavior.

CHARACTER DRIVEN, INNOVATIVE LEADERSHIP

• We have leaders who are objective, not self-serving and make decisions that are in the best interests of the people served.
• We have leaders who create trust-based influence relationships and accept 100% responsibility commitment.
• We have leaders who transcend, include, and unify differences and diverse strengths.

INVOLVED, PARTICIPATING, EMPOWERED PEOPLE

• We know that when our people put their conscious and subconscious minds to work on an issue, a solution will be found.
• We recognize that people are our greatest asset.
• We put quality in all we are and all we do: we are the “best of the best.”
• We are good leaders and followers, empowered to make a difference and committed to active participation in evolving America’s desired future state.

TEAM ORIENTED RELATIONSHIPS and COALITIONS

• We are leaders in quality relationships and strengthen alliances around the world.
• We build diverse coalitions and make “equal” equal.

QUALITY ENVIRONMENTS and CULTURES

• We have cultures and working environments that are challenging, exciting and fun.
• We lead global environmental preservation and improvement coalitions.

PROACTIVE, LEADING-EDGE SYSTEMS and INSTITUTIONS

• We build proactive, simple systems and processes that are affordable and can cope with the expected and unexpected.
• We have institutions that are second to none.
• We have a military and space force that are well-trained, pro-active, and ready.
• We have respected proactive systems that control the flow of information, methods of communication and conduct within the nation.
• We have political parties and political leaders who are our democracy’s gatekeepers and are committed to improving our democracy.
• We know how to win a war of competing global visions that include cyber information; space; and underwater.
• We have an infrastructure that satisfies current and evolving needs.
• We have an economy that is thriving for all.

FLEXIBLE STRUCTURES

• We have flexible structures that have qualified staff and that are dynamic and aligned to meet strategic objectives and respond to changing internal and external environments.

We are now able to develop policy strategies, followed by detailed planning of goals, objectives and action plans, that move us from current reality toward the vision. A few policy strategies might include election security, comprehensive immigration reform, affordable healthcare, free education and leading edge curricula reform, foreign relations, environmental control, taxation, economy, tariffs, financial viability, media and judicial system and processes. Let’s move from a current reality of “cold pricklies” to a desired future state of “warm fuzzies” for all Americans.