I doubt you'll get many hits here but I'll start. I'm not aligned with the far-left of my party especially when it comes to crime. I'm more of a hard-ass than the average Democrat and believe that we should do everything in our power to ensure safety for all citizens. I particularly take issue with the leadership in San Francisco and Chicago because they have failed their communities in my opinion. The DA in Los Angeles is another one that should have been fired a long time ago. Oh and 'defund the police' is the dumbest slogan ever.
Yeah, it’s wild how discussions have nearly become extinct.
It’s just opinions being shouted, which are fine, but nobody is listening. Not even the one shouting. I find it strange that with such a massively impactful thing in our ever day lives, far more than anything else, it’s the one we discuss the least. We’re not willing to think about things and problem solve by talking. It’s insanely genius that we’ve been groomed to not talk about the people handling our money or directly impacting our lives.
I think it’s safe our country was founded on the idea that people could have differing opinions, but still want America to be the best version of itself. I don’t think any of them dreamed of illegally working with other countries, meddling in their elections or creating wars funded by the citizens so they could get richer. I also don’t think they ever intended us to be so tribal and not converse on how to keep it great.
I’m a fan of learning, as you know. I like talking about things. I love hearing about things. These things matter greatly to how my life is going, unfortunately. I don’t think the government was intended to be this powerful either, but here we are.
I appreciate you responding. Someone has to start. We grow by learning and far too many people have just quit learning.
I’ll share mine:
I lean to the right for sure. I haven’t been to church in 20 years, except for Easter which is more of an event or gathering at church, however I do believe in God and I do my best to talk to him daily and have a relationship with him.
I don’t like the extreme right and honestly, much like a lot of the extreme left, I think they’re paid actors. Most I should say. I’m 39 years old and I want America to be the best but if I say Great, I’m a racist. I know you want America to be great as well, I know you’re not racist.
But I only know one actual racist person. He was a friend of mines Grandfather. He was a Mason, he was the most racist person I’ve ever met, but he was a democrat.
Lastly, I can’t stand the corruption through inside trading and funding wars and the Republicans have done a lot of that. Lots of corruption via the Prison system and narcotics. Republicans. Not all, of course but a lot.
I just wish we could end corruption. Not mistakes or bad decisions. Those are different. We’re human and we’re going to do things differently. Leadership at that level is insanely hard. But having people working against you is even harder. I wish that we would stop that.
I just want the people we elect fairly to be out there and held accountable. I don’t care about their wallet or their friends. The power they have over us is as immense as it’s ever been. BTW, none of our media is doing its job. It’s doing the governments job. Feels like checkmate when you own all of the information.
Thanks for the reply!