Mar 06
2. I’m so past the whole political party thing and have been for a while, but a friend of mine says that Republicans want to take our money to hurt people, and Democrats want to take our money to help people. And that’s just bizarre thinking. I’m not for Republicans or Democrats, because it’s too easy to stick a party label on yourself, and being part of a political party requires no adherence to any ideals or principles. Republicans unfortunately have become associated with conservatism, but they are NOT that. Democrats have somehow co-opted the label of compassion, but they are NOT that.
March 6th, 2009 at 9:15 pm
I think you are right. I know everyone wants a “unified” country, but I think our “parties” contribute to the division. The problem is, we don’t agree. And we won’t. If you ask ten people something, you are going to get ten different answers. That is just the nature of mankind. We are individuals with individual thoughts and ideas of how things should be. What I wish we could do is agree to disagree and engage in the things we DO agree on.
March 6th, 2009 at 11:16 pm
Thanks, Vicki. I think the key is focusing on ideals and principles instead of actual policies. Policies can flow from ideals, but too many people don’t have any foundational ideals and principles they’re working from. Especially when it comes to politicians who are trying to get elected/re-elected. Their policies change based on what they think people want to hear, or if it’s not an election year, what the lobbyists and palm greasers want to hear. As for the rest of the nation, we have to stop being driven by our feelings and emotions, figure out what our ideals are, and base our decisions and opinions on that. Then it doesn’t matter if we agree on policies, because I firmly believe that basing our lives in truth and ideals will result in a desire for liberty for all men, and the size of government will decrease accordingly, and we will all be free to make our own decisions about how we choose to live.