I dislike politics.
Several of you know this already; I'm sure I've commented more than enough on how little faith I have left in various sections, and so on, and so forth, and blah blah.
But what I dislike most—what I absolutely cannot stand—is the moronic, asinine polarisation that happens between the "parties". No matter how much is preached about how we need to balance issues between the party, and no matter how much we say we look at just the person or just the issues, as soon as something goes awry we have to start blaming the other guy.
Or in many cases blaming the figurehead.
Which is really, really, really immature.
But I can't talk about this subject without sounding perpetually bitter and weary. Granted, sometimes people just need to be beat over the head so they can feel stupid for a minute, but not now.
Right now I think what speaks best is the words of a friend of mine—entreating instead of berating, patience instead of passion. (And boy, do I have enough of that when I get riled. Lawdy.) So what follows is the text straight from a note my friend wrote a while before the election, looking at party stands and what each side is really about.
And if you read the final section and find yourself scrambling for the comment box to take up the religious argument, pause and think about what you're doing. I recongise that defending your views on that matter is almost a knee-jerk by now, but the words are not meant to incite or draw out. Only to think.
