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America is a country that has so much potential, yet it seems to be moving in the wrong direction – we have yet to Row the Boat. It’s time we ask ourselves what the real problems are. Can we lay everything that’s happening in America today on the shoulders of President Donald Trump? Or is he just an excuse – an easy scapegoat to answer for the discord in our divided country?

Honestly, I believe that he’s used as an excuse. We are supposed to be a country of values, of laws, a guiding light for other countries – we’re supposed to be the leader of the free world, valuing our democracy, our vote, our strength in knowing right from wrong. Yet this seems to have fallen by the wayside in recent years, prior to the Trump Administration.

Take a look at the unrest in Charlottesville, the protestors, supremacists, and counter protests which have sparked chaos, violence and unhappiness across the country.

What is happening in America today has nothing to do with the First Amendment.

When You Don’t Row the Boat: America Divided Has Led to This Moment

Violence is not a part of the First Amendment.

In my lifetime, I have never seen such madness. But who are the true culprits here? Of course, those who commit violent, hateful crimes should be held responsible for them, but there’s a divisive undertone which had led to our current situation.

Politics plays a huge role. The rhetoric from both sides is unbelievable, with right and left alike helping to create the atmosphere of unrest. Even our media outlets are separated according to political bias. Facts are delivered with either a left or right bent, and this is incredibly disturbing.

There’s a severe lack of discipline in politics with parties working against each other, rather than together for the benefit of the country. In fact, there’s evidence to suggest that Republicans and Democrats disagree on basic issues more than they did 20 years ago. We have cities and governments spending money they don’t have, and blaming the other political party.

And to make matters worse, technological advancements and the presence of social media has helped people on the far fringes of American politics and society to voice their vile opinions and further divide the general populace. Extremists who wouldn’t usually be taken seriously are allowed an equal platform to those who have valid views.

Violence in Chicago. A demand for free college, and a lack of determination to earning something through performance. Governments wasting funds and petty squabbling across party lines.