Politics Shmolitics

Under democracy one party always devotes its chief energies to trying to prove that the other party is unfit to rule - and both commonly succeed, and are right.  

~H.L. Mencken, 1956

Are you ready?  You may not like this post.  But it's an important topic.  So here we go!

First off I would like to take a moment to honor those lost in the horrific events in Tuscon this last weekend.  May God bless and care for them and their families at this tragic time.  Memory eternal to those lost.

Okay so this is what I don't understand.  After this tragedy in Tuscon everyone is blaming the other political side for what happened.  Some believe that it's the liberals fault, and others conservatives!  Really?!  I can scarcely believe this is actually a conversation at this point!  I believe whole heartedly that this absurd discussion should cease and desist.  At least until some proper time has elapsed.  We should be sending our love, prayers, and hope to the victims and their families.  Not trying to spin this into a political advantage for one party or the other.  It's horrific.  I am incredibly frustrated by this atrocity.  I believe we as a human kind are better than this!  We need to acquire more passion and kindness as a whole.  We need to desensitize ourselves to the worlds cruelty.  We need to truly show those victims an outpouring of generosity, love, sympathy, and respect.  

Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.  

~Plato

This quote made me laugh.  Not because it was funny, but because I have been thinking about this quite often since Saturday.  We persecute those who believe differently than we do.  But how could there be right if there was no wrong.  I thought about the fact that I made a conscious decision to not disclose my political beliefs on this blog.  And I realized that no matter my beliefs, if I was conservative, republican, democrat, non-partisan, green party, or not a voter, I would get crucified by someone.  Which is really sad.  What about appreciating the difference opinion so that we can become wiser as a whole?  Although I respect your political opinion, I believe that we should be more than respectful.  The Democratic Republic that is the United States is what makes our nation great and beautiful.