Reply #13: This 'New Frontier', this historical moment in time

[rosesaylavee]

has been the most frightening of my adult life. I struggle with the fear it has brought me. I worry about what will happen to my son, my husband, my friends, my extended family, my life as I have known it. Will we survive? Will we be arrested for promoting justice as we think it should be? Most days I overcome this fear and find positive action to promote the peace and justice I think this country was founded upon.

Other days, I don't know that I have the faith necessary in my fellow Americans - can we do what needs to be done? We will need to be united in our fight - do we have it in us to do it together? Will there be a leader eventually who will help us find the way? Will we see what needs to be done in time to keep our democracy intact? to protect people from suffering needlessly?

Perhaps we needed to have this crisis to make us all aware of what we had prior to 2001 and give us an appreciation of the courage and energy needed to maintain a healthy, viable democracy.