I Hear America Crying

Do you remember when the politicians came and visited with you and asked for your vote?

Do you remember when we were not bombarded with untrue commercials?

Do you remember when Americans were civil to one another?

Do you remember when we did not have to show ID’s because we all knew each other?

Do you remember when we all knew we were a proud nation of legal immigrants?

Do you remember when we became this crowded, pulsing nation of strangers?

And,

Do you remember when our votes actually meant something?

I hear America Crying