Sometimes, I think so many of us are divided by partisanship.
We think we
only respect Republicans or only trust liberals. I just don't like so
much of the feeling of us and them. Ultimately, if aliens were to invade
(not illegal, gallactic), we'd all band together to make it happen.
Didn't you see Independence Day?
Please don't take this a shaming
finger, because I only half-know what's right half the time. But I think
we Americans are more diverse than we think. We don't have
a hive mind. And while we effectively have a two-party government, we
do not have a two party country. Not all liberal-minded people (I
prefer that to liberals) are Democrats. I'm a member of the Green Party.
Not all conservatives (let's change that to conservatively-minded
people or, better yet, "thoughtfuls," are Republican.
I have known many a
libertarian and I have also known at least one person who has voted for
both a Republican and a Democratic president. I won't try to make
myself so hip as to call myself a "post-partisan," but I do feel weary
of political conflict.
"A little bit of this. A little bit of that. A pot, a pan, a broom, a hat. . ."—Anatevka, "Fiddler on the Roof." This is a blog about everything and nothing. A little parenting, a little humor, some poetry, news, essays, a lot of music. I don't want to waste your time, just send positive vibes into the blogosphere. Oh, yeah, my name is Sarah Torribio. Enough about me, how are you?
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