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As an entrepreneur, I'm so grateful that this country is once again recognizing that growth and success are core drivers of our American culture.
You can see the excitement among leaders around the world about the direction of their country. When Amazon's Jeff Bezos and Meta's Mark Zuckerberg both embrace President-elect Donald Trump, you know the distractions of the past four years are a thing of the past. Trump’s inauguration on Monday will be filled with enthusiasm for our future.
As a society, we win through progress and innovation. Those who have led us to this goal should be respected and admired, and certainly not hated for their success. This culture of hatred and division against successful people is no longer fashionable.
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The United States is a model for all other countries in the world, and capitalism is the reason we have ruled the world for over 200 years. While many people like to criticize America, everyone wants to live here, and few of our domestic critics would live anywhere else. Finally, we are motivated to not let our critics dominate and to keep our country focused on the core values that have made us a leader on the world stage.
We are returning to the roots of what makes this country the best in the world.
As a country, I fully believe we need to look after those who are less well off. There should be a healthy debate on how to ensure this. Caring for those less fortunate is a responsibility we all must share.
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The problem is that these challenges have been at the forefront of every discussion. This leads to popular exhaustion—Republicans and Democrats alike are tired of every incident policed by politically correct police surveillance.
It's impossible to have a real discussion about important issues and give your best performance when you may have inadvertently done or said something that could ruin your career. Our culture allows this to happen, and finally, almost everyone agrees it needs to stop.
Shawn Meaike is a serial entrepreneur, keynote speaker, best-selling author, media personality, and business expert. He hosts the "PICK MONEY" business podcast and, with his passion for sports, the "Fully Loaded" podcast. (Courtesy Sean Maker)
All social movements bring about big changes and move us forward as a society. But movements can go too far and cause collateral damage.
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The current collateral damage is that free speech from the heart is so closely monitored that any imperfection will result in cancellation. The result? All great innovations and business successes that create jobs, progress and growth are persecuted as greed.
Hero worship of accused criminal Luigi Mangione The murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson The December 4th fire in Manhattan is just the latest example of a country that has gone too far, and the horrific Los Angeles fires are an example of people prioritizing everything but protecting human life.
It’s clear that November’s presidential election and continued support for Donald Trump prove that the pendulum is finally starting to swing back.
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We are returning to the roots of what makes this country the best in the world. I can once again wake up every day and be excited about the future without having to apologize to everyone for my past and my success.
Welcome back, America.