So, what do we do now?… We redesign…. wherever we are, as big as we can.
People-owners of the Continental Congress, by Arlen Parsa (original by John Trumbull)
The US wasn’t discovered, it was designed. It can be redesigned too. "In September of 2019, the documentary filmmaker Arlen Parsa posted a striking image on his Twitter feed. It was an altered copy of Declaration of Independence, a painting created almost 100 years ago. The painting shows a group led by Thomas Jefferson presenting a draft to the Continental Congress. The date is July 4, 1776.
"Parsa’s alteration turned the painting from a hall of fame into a rogues’ gallery. He put a red dot over every delegate who owned people. Of the 47 depicted, 34 (nearly 75%) were engaged in what we would today call human trafficking.
"These men, publicly and rightly shamed in Parsa’s image, are called our 'Founding Fathers,' yet this affectionate phrase elides their true role in shaping our country. When I look at this painting, I see the co-design team that collaboratively created the United States of America."
Article: Time to Redesign America