First of all, I should mention that this is the only piece of writing I have ever offered for public viewing. I apologize for any formatting/grammatical errors. It should also be known that this is an opinion piece meant to share my perspective on where we are heading as a country.
I was not paying real attention to politics until right around the time we saw the financial meltdown in 2008. I watched a documentary ("Inside Job")that exposed how deregulation and unethical/fraudulent practices contributed (if not caused) the collapse. It was at this time that I realized how much of a sheep I was. With the very first vote I ever cast-I voted Bush BACK INTO OFFICE for his second term...there was something about supporting someone so blindly-which had such serious consequences-that really snapped me back to reality.
My new-found appreciation for political discourse was greeted by a spike in blood pressure and frustration. Very quickly I realized that pretty much everything specific that came from the right was cherry-picked or simply made-up. I also noticed a fundamental flaw with politicians from the left-they rarely called them out! Over the last six years or so I have become aware of one thing: a lot of people, my facebook friends especially...just do not care what happens. Every egregious lie that spikes my blood pressure is always greeted by the same resounding "meh" from people I know. There are rare instances when a conservative friend/family member will comment about how I need to do research because the heavily researched thing I just posted doesn't match what they think is true...Headdesk.
So where are we now? I think everyone at this site can agree that a majority of what the right says/does is seemingly insane- based on a reality completely different from everyone else's. I always hear "get out the vote", but what has it changed? We elect the same people into congress because most of the time it's either that or a republican-not a difficult choice. It seems we are fine with the way things are.
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