It would be incredibly easy to expand what I’m doing here, to cultivate more regular readers, to increase traffic, to get more comments and restacks on posts.
Ari: I think the problem is labels. I do not consider myself to be a liberal or a conservative. My views are more centrist. I believe the parties are focused on themselves and not our country.
I believe in putting out a helping hand to help someone get on their feet but they cannot hold on to my hand forever.
Our public school systems are broken. The United States had the best education system in the world when I was in school and today it is not in top 25 in the world. Sad!!!
I believe government has overreached into our personal lives.
I believe our country which was shaped by immigrants, today is not welcoming.
How can our country be successful when we elect a Senator like Tubby Tuberville or governor like Pillin who is are idiots
I believe we have allowed capitalism to go unchecked and reward the rich at the expense of those less fortunate.
I believe we do not have sufficient protection from of all the 400 million guns in our country. Why can’t we require gun owners to be field tested before they get a gun license and regularly thereafter. Why do we allow high impact or automatic military like weapons of mass destruction to be owned by the public? We outlawed grenade launchers; by why not automatic weapons.
One thing our country could do is to improve the quality and motives of our elected leaders of both parties. Today their motives are power and money. We need guardrails to protect the citizens of our country. Repeal Citizens vs US. Have a single day national primary election. Make it illegal for elected officials to use insider information. Term limits.
I could go on and on. These are not liberal or conservative views; they are just common sense. We need to fix what’s now broken and need to elect leaders who are committed to addressing the pain in our country.
I do not believe in labels and deep down, I don’t believe you believe in them too.
Thanks, Barry. I think your conclusion hits the nail on the head. We have become obsessed with labels because they operate as a kind of shorthand for us so that we don't have to do the hard work of thinking critically about a whole host of issues or talk to the people who are on the "opposing team." If we sat down and really got to know each other, then we could have serious conversations about all of these issues. When we stick with our label mentality, we never do that.
Ari: I think the problem is labels. I do not consider myself to be a liberal or a conservative. My views are more centrist. I believe the parties are focused on themselves and not our country.
I believe in putting out a helping hand to help someone get on their feet but they cannot hold on to my hand forever.
Our public school systems are broken. The United States had the best education system in the world when I was in school and today it is not in top 25 in the world. Sad!!!
I believe government has overreached into our personal lives.
I believe our country which was shaped by immigrants, today is not welcoming.
How can our country be successful when we elect a Senator like Tubby Tuberville or governor like Pillin who is are idiots
I believe we have allowed capitalism to go unchecked and reward the rich at the expense of those less fortunate.
I believe we do not have sufficient protection from of all the 400 million guns in our country. Why can’t we require gun owners to be field tested before they get a gun license and regularly thereafter. Why do we allow high impact or automatic military like weapons of mass destruction to be owned by the public? We outlawed grenade launchers; by why not automatic weapons.
One thing our country could do is to improve the quality and motives of our elected leaders of both parties. Today their motives are power and money. We need guardrails to protect the citizens of our country. Repeal Citizens vs US. Have a single day national primary election. Make it illegal for elected officials to use insider information. Term limits.
I could go on and on. These are not liberal or conservative views; they are just common sense. We need to fix what’s now broken and need to elect leaders who are committed to addressing the pain in our country.
I do not believe in labels and deep down, I don’t believe you believe in them too.
Thanks, Barry. I think your conclusion hits the nail on the head. We have become obsessed with labels because they operate as a kind of shorthand for us so that we don't have to do the hard work of thinking critically about a whole host of issues or talk to the people who are on the "opposing team." If we sat down and really got to know each other, then we could have serious conversations about all of these issues. When we stick with our label mentality, we never do that.