I Still Believe in America
Reclaim the Flag
I still believe in America. Not the one that fills headlines, or campaign rallies, or cynical newsfeeds—but the one whispered to us in civics classrooms, folded into worn flags, etched into the bones of those who marched, fought, prayed, or taught for something better. That America has been battered, mocked, hijacked, and forgotten. But it is not gone. Not yet. I am standing on a street corner with a flag because I refuse to surrender her to tyrants or cowards. This country is still ours, if we dare to remember what it was for—and who it belongs to.
To fly it in defiance of tyranny is not an act of rebellion. It is an act of remembrance. We were never meant to obey in silence. Let this be our stand—not against each other, but against forgetting who we are.
These are trying times. The institutions we once trusted waver. The flag we once flew in unity has been weaponized by those who would twist its meaning. But we know better. There are more than 160 million Americans—liberals, moderates, independents, conservatives, immigrants, believers, skeptics—who still hold fast to the founding principles laid out in the Declaration of Independence: that all are created equal, that governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed, and that liberty is not granted, but guarded. It is time for us to reclaim American identity—and that begins not with slogans or parties, but with the oldest symbol we share: the flag. Not their flag. Ours.
This Is a Non-Partisan Stand
This is a non-partisan movement. I welcome liberals, moderates, and conservatives—friends of the American dream, citizens born here, and immigrants who made this country great and continue to do so. We have all been let down. We have been lied to and manipulated. Institutions that once claimed to defend democracy have looked the other way—or worse, lent their support—as power was concentrated, laws were flaunted, and truth was treated as a threat. Even the media we trusted to hold the line has grown timid or complicit. But we are not confused. We know the signs. And we know that liberty does not survive by accident—it survives when ordinary people refuse to abandon it. If you still believe that all are created equal, that power must answer to the people, and that freedom must be defended—then this stand is already yours.
Reclaiming the Flag Begins Now
These are trying times. The institutions we once trusted have faltered, and the flag we once flew together has been twisted into a symbol of exclusion and fear. But we know its true meaning. The founding principles laid out in the Declaration of Independence—equality, consent of the governed, liberty under law—still live in the hearts of millions. Now is the time to reclaim them. Not through party or platform, but through the oldest symbol we share: the flag. Not their flag. Ours.
Let This Be Our Stand
This is not a campaign. It is a stand. I speak not for any party or institution, but for the tradition that predates them all: the American tradition of resistance to tyranny, belief in the dignity of the individual, and the radical promise of self-government. If you believe in liberty, in accountability, and in a republic that serves the people and not itself—then you belong here. The time to reclaim American identity is now. And it starts with the flag.
To fly it in defiance of tyranny is not an act of rebellion. It is an act of remembrance. We were never meant to obey in silence. Let this be our stand—not against each other, but against forgetting who we are.