Name: Barack Obama Answers The Burning Question: Is America Going to Be Ok? | Op-Ed | NowThis
Uploaded: 2018-09-22T21:01:10.000Z
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Well, I think America will be fine as long as people of goodwill across the political spectrum

participate and make sure that they vote.

When people vote, then Congress reflects the values of the country.

But it's gonna require folks getting out of the mindset that we're helpless and there's nothing we can do,

and it's gonna require them to step up and devote a relatively modest amount of time to

make sure that you're casting your ballot.

And if you do that, then you'll see a difference.

Politics rarely gives you perfect results—it's not gonna solve every problem—but when citizens vote,

And, you know, better historically is really important.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 didn't eliminate racism,

but it made things a lot better for a lot of people.

didn't mean every senior was safe from poverty,

but it lifted up millions of people out of poverty.

But it only works when people are actually committed to change.

There are big differences between Democrats and Republicans, and I am a Democrat.

this country was built by Democrats and Republicans.

My personal political hero, my favorite president, happens to be a guy named Abraham Lincoln

And gives some indication of how far the current Republican Party

has traveled from its original foundations.

the vast majority of the American people believe in the values that a Lincoln represented,

That we should treat people decently and we should be honest,

and we should be concerned for the less fortunate,

and that we should invest in the future and make sure that every child gets opportunity.

Regardless of party, there was a sense that there

So I'm optimistic we'll be ok as long as we say, oh,

set of values that the majority of the American people hold dear will be reflected.

it doesn't mean every problem will be solved,

The fact that ultimately it's accountable to the people.