But I'm stubborn as those garbage bags that time cannot decay, I'm junk but I'm still holding up this little wild bouquet: Democracy is coming to the U.S.A.'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker identifies as stubborn and discarded like garbage yet still carrying a symbol of hope. He declares that democracy is arriving in the United States.
- In plain terms
- I am broken and ignored but I still hold onto hope for democracy.
- What can you take from it?
- Even when discarded, hold onto hope for positive political change.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What gives you hope in hard times?
- How do you view the current state of democracy?
Another view
Declaring democracy is coming may ignore current political realities.
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