Our democracy should aspire to be more democratic.
– DaShanne Stokes
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- when the democrats choose not to be democratic, democracy fails to be democratic. – Ernest Agyemang Yeboah
- Denying the popular vote is un-American and anti-democratic. – DaShanne Stokes
- Living in a democratic society means that I can express my opinion,Having a democratic government means that they don’t have to listen. – Anthony Hincks
- Democracy doesn’t mean spreading terror. – DaShanne Stokes
- Every great man is an idol, an oracle of inquiry. Don’t aspire to know the former, but aspire to know the diety in his soul. – Michael Bassey Johnson
- A democracy is not truly democratic unless it’s secular. – Shawn Lawrence Otto
- Prejudice plunges you into a world of fear and hate. That’s no way to live. – DaShanne Stokes
- The power of love is that it sees all people. – DaShanne Stokes
- Free elections don’t always result in fair elections. – DaShanne Stokes
- A president who has incited violence inspires citizens towards hate and violence. – DaShanne Stokes
- Those who incite violence have no business lecturing others about unity. – DaShanne Stokes
- Violence isn’t a Democrat or Republican problem. It’s an American problem, requiring an American solution. – DaShanne Stokes
- Blind party loyalty will be our downfall. We must follow the truth wherever it leads. – DaShanne Stokes
- Accepting fraud from our leaders means accepting fraud in our personal lives. – DaShanne Stokes
- Fascism thrives in obscurity and darkness. – DaShanne Stokes
- We must speak truth to power and confront ignorance with facts. – DaShanne Stokes
- Bigotry lives not just in our words, but in our actions, thoughts, and institutions. – DaShanne Stokes
- Talk without the support of action means nothing. – DaShanne Stokes
- If you’d combat bigotry, use honest language and call things out for what they really are. – DaShanne Stokes
- Those who benefit from unearned privilege are too often quick to discount those who don’t. – DaShanne Stokes
- Bigotry hurts the economy, so the next time you want to blame minorities for your problems, first take a look in the mirror. – DaShanne Stokes
- Discrimination is discrimination, even when people claim it’s ‘tradition. – DaShanne Stokes
- Calling for an end to hate shouldn’t be treated as a punishable offense. – DaShanne Stokes
- What does religious freedom mean if we would use it as a cover for hate and privilege? – DaShanne Stokes
- Facts are threatening to those invested in fraud. – DaShanne Stokes
- Lies sound like facts to those who’ve been conditioned to mis-recognize the truth. – DaShanne Stokes
- Adoptees deserve open records because deception and partial truths do not set us free. – DaShanne Stokes
- What matters most is not ‘what’ you are, but ‘who’ you are. – DaShanne Stokes
- People often call fighting discrimination being ‘PC’ because they don’t want their own unearned privileges challenged. – DaShanne Stokes
- There is nothing ‘honorable’ or ‘reasonable’ in giving a pass to those who want to discriminate. – DaShanne Stokes
- An institution rooted in slavery cannot be the voice of our people. – DaShanne Stokes
- When we allow violence against some, we enable violence against all. – DaShanne Stokes
- Privilege is when you can afford to sit back and criticize others who have to fight for the things you take for granted. – DaShanne Stokes
- Standing against discrimination for some while supporting discrimination against others hurts us all. – DaShanne Stokes
- Political correctness’ as ‘over-sensitivity’ is code for saying the privileged shouldn’t have their unearned privileges questioned. – DaShanne Stokes
- The minute we look away, the minute we stop fighting back, that’s the minute bigotry wins. – DaShanne Stokes
- Urging an organization to be inclusive is not an attack. It’s progress. – DaShanne Stokes
- It’s illegal to deny people their records due to race or gender. Adoptees deserve the same rights and protections. – DaShanne Stokes
- Privilege is when you can afford to sit back and watch as others’ rights are trampled upon. – DaShanne Stokes
- Racism hurts everyone, including racists themselves. – DaShanne Stokes