Why have we let politics do this to us?
We are all Americans.
Who here does not want a better America for their fellow Americans?
Why have we become so jaded and single minded? (Not all of us, but many) Why have we let the seeds of hate slip into our politics?
Why do we let politicians lead us in this hate?
Again, we are all Americans. Liberal or Conservative, (minus out the extreme wack jobs on the left and right who hate the other side so much they can not be talked to or hate this country for it’s history or any of the extreme points of view one can take, I am talking normal Americans who still have the ability to think for themselves.)
Why is it so hard to have a civil discussion about politics? Liberal or conservative, the average American from either side is not a bad person, they just want the country to be a better place for them, their family and their fellow Americans.
I was listening to something on the radio; they were talking about how Palestinian kids are taught to hate Israel from a pretty young age. This got me thinking about Politics here. I don’t think we are at that same level of hate, but there is some.
You hear it all the time, Bush is Hitler, Kerry is a commie, Rove is Satan, Clinton is a lying scumbag, etc etc etc. ( I know I am guilty of this sometimes but at least I am thinking about why and looking for change)
Some of this crap comes from our elected officials. It sickens me and it’s from both sides. How has politics gotten to the point where one side hates the other? The goals of “we the people” are not that far apart.
We are all Americans. I have friends who are liberal and who are conservative and everything in between.
Why is it so hard to discuss a political topic in an adult manor without letting it get personal?
Would it be so hard to have a discussion on the Public schools, Energy policy, Abortion, taxes, the environment, defense spending, the war etc and try and understand the other side even if you do not agree and keep it civil and try and learn about that subject? Maybe even work with the other side and come up with reasonable laws? (Keep in mind I am talking reasonable normal people here, not people who can only spew party BS, Stop, think, engage your brain, think about the whole of something then open you mouth?)
Why do some of us come into a conversation on a topic with arrogance and immediately dismiss the people who disagree with us as idiots? Why think of your fellow Americans in such a way? (Unless the person has really proven to be an idiot, then just do us all a favor and ignore them)
Having thought it through I think it is the slimy politicians (both sides, have these, hell most of both sides ARE these) and the news media that sensationalize the outlandish things said on both sides that have led us down this path of hate.
That and the extremists who can never let their pet issue be compromised on.
I know its time for a new set of people to lead this country, but I do not think we will get good men and women in the future, the way things are in politics now, good people will not go near it. That saddens me. But maybe we as Americans can change the way we act and force that on our elected leaders.
That’s probably Stupid Idealism on my part but for me it’s the only hope I see for a better America.
Merry Christmas guys...
