Unfortunately, the extremists amongst us have always been the loudest voices; and, these days, they seem to be all we can hear. It freaks me out that stating any viewpoint not totally in line with that of the current government’s immediately gets one labeled as a “left wing nut.” And vice-versa, that if you agree with anything they do, you are “one of them.” When did politics become so polar? If we look at our American history, we find that this total split, (especially now, when you’re either a tree-hugging, industry-hating, new-age, loopy left wing hippie or a baby seal-killing, peoples-oppressing, money-grubbing conservative has only been within the past, say 100-150 years or so? Our country was founded upon many political parties, some of which were around for one election, some for decades, but enough to represent all of the glorious views and opinions of its people.
For myself, I hesitate to call myself anything but “independent,” because (as usual) both sides of this story have many facts wrong, many opinions with which I disagree, and many with which I do agree. I like some of both side’s methods, and I hate some of both. The one thing that I will say, just my opinion, is that there is a storm brewing in this country. Any one who does not agree need only study their revolutionary history (from any country.) The divide between those who have and those who do not is getting a lot wider and it seems like a whole lot of us are falling into the chasm. But I love my country, and I think that one of the beautiful things about America is its ability to change. I hope that we are able to put aside our polarity in politics and find some real solutions to the problems that we as a society are facing soon, because I don’t even want to think about what this country is going to be like in 20 years if we do not.