Dr. King’s dream may be a current nightmare

‘A Political View’ By Sherry Holliman

Dr. King had a dream that one day every human would be treated equally. To this very day hundreds of thousands of dreamers like Dr. King are facing discriminations and the lack of opportunity that was promised to them.

Some believe this unfair intentional treatment is a very disturbing and traumatic nightmare. To hear about the experiences of these individuals literally having the door of opportunity slammed shut in their face because of a prejudice decision maker reveals that economic inequality, is real and growing. This is a potentate daily reminder of how the dream is an everyday nightmare for some dreamers. However, on the other side the very same slammed doors some dreamers have taken the chance to force change in the nation.

Everyone should have a dream, a vision, or a plan to grow and help others. A dream could be images, and ideas, that occur voluntarily or while one is sleep or awake but in a transit stage. Some parents have visions for their children to seek better choices of living to prevent struggling as they may have. Having a vision is about the past and future for everyone, dreaming allows for hope and change, seeing a better way for people to live a productive life with equal opportunities. However with the division of the current governance system Dr. King’s Dream may be in coma.

What will it take to recover the dream?

The realization of the dream is not all people want to share the same opportunities that they are privileged to have.

Many American’s or elected officials do not hope for an equal life for all. The lack of unity and productive communications about challenging issues are felt more strongly in rural cities and towns.

Is the current governance system creating nightmare opportunities for certain parties, races, aged, gender, or religious group to continue to suppress the people? A nightmare, also called a bad dream, is an unpleasant personal experience that can cause a strong emotional response from the mind, such as pain, fear, despair, anxiety and humiliation.

Daily nightmares or bad dreams are created when the American people and elected officials fail to address problems or step in and play a role in increasing opportunities for residents.

Dr. King had a dream for the nation he wanted everyone to love and respect one another.

But because of the power struggles within our political system the concept of The Dream as we know it now is controlled by politicians for getting votes and keeping constituents happy. In the cutthroat world of politics, some politicians are driven by their own self serving agendas.

Throughout time and currently different political parties have their own agendas when it comes to helping certain members of society achieve the dream. The Democratic party supports wage increases for the common worker so that they can achieve a piece of The Dream. This shows support for guaranteed work and wages for people who are not necessarily that productive, at the expense of everyone else. On the other hand, the Republican party believes in the free enterprise system. Their vision is to have an economic system that rewards primarily people who are successful, which means mostly wealthy people, at the expense of everyone else.

Everyone has the power to create their own destiny through personal responsibility no matter what they have been taught to believe. Dr. King’s dream should serve as a daily reminder to understand the unity of life, recognizing that we are all connected in life, that whatever effects one directly, affects us all indirectly. The dream is about growing past our history and making progress as American’s by allowing people to be treated equally to live a productive, and safe lives no matter what they look like. If everyone could “stop judging” and have an open heart to all people.

Keeping Dr.King’s dream alive is not impossible!

Sherry Holliman is a concerned citizen of Crittenden County and has some views on a variety of topics that she wants to share with her neighbors. She serves on the Marion City Council.