Politics is one of those topics that one shouldn’t bring up in polite conversation. People have differing views on political parties, policies, candidates, and how things are being handled here and abroad. I do remember a time when you could debate the subject with people and go on about your lives without ending a friendship. Have we all just gone insane that we can’t see anything beyond our own view, and cut off everyone who doesn’t agree with us? I don’t have to agree or understand your point of view, but I can still respect your opinion. So, forgive me as I venture down this road of topics one should not bring up this week. Who you vote for isn’t anyone’s business except your own. We’re all adults; only adults can vote for who they want to represent them locally and as our President. So why, as adults, are people seemingly going off the rails? It is okay to have opinions that are different.
In the last ten years the division between the parties has driven us to the point of near extinction as a country. We are literally tearing our own country apart pushing ever closer to another civil war, and our leaders are only adding fuel to that fire. Politics has always had a darker side with ads aimed at the pro and cons of each candidate. Commercial after commercial plays on the radio, television, and even streaming networks now telling of the woes of voting for this one or that one. National campaigns all the way down to the small community political figures are pulling each other apart to showcase what? Who’s the meanest, or who can dig up enough dirt on the other? Is that the person I want representing me anywhere? No, I would like the person who has a good head on their shoulders, someone who will fight for what is right, and someone who can do it with some class and dignity. In the past I have picked the candidate that I feels best aligns with me at that moment in time. I have voted both Democrat and Republican over the years. I don’t think that one has to vote strictly read more
