Why are you "political"?
I have my politics, and I know why I hold the beliefs I do and why I care about the things I do... but what are your reasons?
I am political, and I am Conservative, because in 2001 I was a scared 17 year old two hundred miles from home when terrorist flew planes into buildings and killed innocent people. After that, as the various news stories flashed, I saw suddenly a grown man, who wept for the lives lost. Prior to that I knew nothing about George Bush, only that he wouldn't damage the country as much as Gore would have. After that I saw a man who made me feel safe, when the rest of the world didn't make me feel that way. While Bush might not be the man I thought he was in 2001, he is the reason that I got involved in Politics, and the reason that I felt so strongly that the Conservatives had the right ideas, and not so much the liberals.
Politics and the mechanics of it hold no interest for me although I do write in that genre. I see it from my personal perspective as an action of necessity. As a citizen of America, I am forced to be "political" if I hope to hold on to those rights and liberties assigned to me under the Constitution. I, like many of Americans today, for years did not believe there were those among us who actually desire to take the rights of our citizens away and do so in some very underhanded ways. That awareness has singularly brought forth my "political" side and motivated me to speak out against such outrageous acts and proposals. I will not be lead silently into the night. WB
Thank ya, WB... could not have said it better myself. "Political" is the last thing I would be, if I had the choice... but when other peoples "grand ideals" begin to affect, or at least threaten, my ability to live as I see fit, one can not help but to get involved. Whatever happened to "live and let live"?
i think everyone should at least try to understand basic politics. for me it's because i believe i have lived a life that shows me many perspectives of how thing should or could be. also i want a voice in things that effect my country and the people i love.
by Faye V 3 years ago
I feel this would be very hard to do on a Political forum. Most threads represented here are political in nature, and the line is well drawn via the thread title at times. It is very hard to get across that people, in general, should not be categorized, set into a group void of the fact that people...
by Tim Mitchell 3 years ago
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by Susan Reid 10 years ago
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by Arthur Russ 5 years ago
As a European, the one thing I find most confusing about American Politics is that the Republicans are ‘Red’ and Democrats ‘Blue’; the complete opposite to most of the rest of the world.It does not matter how hard I try I can never get use to a ‘Right-wing’ political party using the colour of...
by mega1 15 years ago
Or does it just seem that way because the Democrats/liberals are less vocal about it? Lately it seems to me there are many many more conservatives and their agendas being pushed at us. I usually keep away from politics entirely, but if it is true that most of the forum posters are...
by Readmikenow 7 years ago
I'm sure anyone who has seen my responses on HubPages knows I'm a conservative. I also have relatives who are liberal, gay as well as a recent revelation of a transsexual. So, how do we all get along? We discuss politics but realize family is more important than politics. At...
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