In an effort toward transparency, I’ve written documentation for my process of deciding who and what I vote for in national elections.
In an effort toward transparency, I’ve written documentation for my process of deciding who and what I vote for in national elections.
Fox News conservatives aren’t the only people living in an influence bubble. My own bubble is beginning to crack.
“To penetrate and dissipate these clouds of darkness, the general mind must be strengthened by education.” – Thomas Jefferson
For a couple years, I was a Libertarian. Then, I had trouble justifying my personal philosophies with Libertarian principles.
Since I moved out of my parents’ home, I’ve been extorted, dominated, lied to, and had horrible things done in my name.
Am I a nutjob? A whacko? Am I one of those people that you roll your eyes at to your friends after I walk away? My ideas may be different than most people’s, but are they really that crazy?
Everywhere I look I see partisan extremists. So many people are so sure that they are right and unwilling to compromise at all.
What happened to us? We used to think for ourselves. We used to have a diverse array of beliefs and ideas. I always thought that partisanship was something that regular folks like me and you would ignore as stupid political bickering, but now everywhere I go I see Blue people and Red people.