I think it is important to make sure that you listen to points of view that may counter your own. I tend to lean left, so I have a few righties I go to, and in all honesty, sometimes I am all "Hell yeah!" about what they have to say. There are some people on "the other side" I respect greatly.
That is, until like 2 months before an election.
All the sudden, focus shifts from important issues to just straight-up shit talking anyone on the "other side." My guess is the lefties are doing the same thing, and sometimes I notice it and sometimes I don't.
It's as if a war breaks out, and we all have to pick a side or die in the crossfire.
The same goes for the politicians themselves. They widdle everything down into a few key talking points, refuse to go after any issue that might brand them as unelectable, and just become boring little puppets for a few months. Not to mention the mud slinging campaign ads. I think the worst campaign ads are the ones that are paid for by seemingly independent groups, when really it's not hard to figure out what political party is behind it.
Sigh. I look forward to November 3rd.
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