To state the obvious of course. That is that our country is deeply divided on just about every important issue anyone can have an opinion about. Make that, is divided on every issue whether or not it is actually even open to interpretation anyway. There is one item I have in mind to which I plan to dedicate this blog, political view points.
Original huh? Well, I am not about to try and change yours. I would actually like to develop my own. I did use to have a philosophy to which I subscribed which I came upon in a similar fashion to how I assume other people got theirs. I heard someone else's opinion, made it my own because I had none at the time, and defended it to the death (not literally) when it was challenged because that is what I believed. So now that I realize how dumb that was I aim to actually develop some stance (conservative/liberal/something that makes sense...) based on actual logic as opposed to emotion and defending my viewpoint at all costs (facing the fact that I had the wrong idea about something for such a long time and not wanting to cut my losses).
So how do I intend to accomplish my goal? I intend to state my observations on certain subjects, maybe state my stance on it based on my past experiences, other observations, some kind of analysis, or just intuitive guesses. What I would very much appreciate from you would be feedback involving the same, or similar parameters from your vantage point. Of course I am going to miss important factors which is why I thought it would be a good idea to open up my thought process to "public" scrutiny.
One thing that I am not looking for is a cheer leading squad. I would appreciate positive feedback, but I have noticed that discussions involving politics to tend to be more like people watching a football gave to support their team (just so you know "Go Cowboys"esq remarks are more than likely to be disregarded). This is not a sounding board for un-founded, or un-backable opinions. If I were to sway you in any way it would be to ask your self "Am I saying this because I know it to be true, or is it just something I've been told and decided to latch onto?".
I am typically a pacifist when it comes political discussions and ignore the stupid things people say in hope of moving on to a different subject, but I have realized that approach is not helping anybody. There is no real discussion anyway, just words that are exchanged propagating rifts between people that need to be working together. Perhaps if people stop and think about what they are trying to accomplish, they might accomplish it.
I, generally, hate when people start discussing politics and they get all heated up and about the interest of the topic of their passion. I believe if a person wants to talk (argue to pursuade) politics then they need to show evidence that they are being active in political community to make changes, not sitting on the sidelines "cheering" on their favorite team and "booing" the opposing.
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