I wanted to go on a tirade about how sick I am of American politics. I typed, deleted, retyped, and deleted about 10 sentences before I let out a weary sigh and just felt tired. Exhausted.
So, instead, I'll just say this. No man, woman, child, beast, robot, computer, or alien force is just going to magically fix all the world's problems. See, the thing about the world's problems is that they are all caused by people. People who are imperfect. People who may not need, or may not want to be fixed.
So my new rule for the Democrats is STOP TELLING ME YOU'LL FIX MY PROBLEMS. Because what you're really saying is that you're going to fix me, and everyone around me. And I don't want to be fixed. I don't want the people around me to be fixed. I like differences. I like that some people are better than me at basketball, and that I'm better than some people at Photoshop. It's ok for there to be problems. They don't all need a governmental fix.
And on the flip side, Republicans, stop pretending that you're "agents of change". You're agents of the same. You haven't changed since Reagan took office. You're still way to the left of center, and you still want to use government to fix people, though unlike the Dems you extend that policy to moral issues and subjects which fall far outside the realm of governmental responsibility.
And to absolutely EVERYONE in America, stop believing there are two sides to every story. There are never just two sides. There are a bajillion sides to every story. The links of causality which bind us all together a myriad and infinite. You can't boil down the "issues" to Democrat versus Republican, any more than you can boil down global politics to the U.S. and the rest of the world.
So please. For the sanity of your fellow countrymen, just stop with the oversimplification. Sit down and have a calm, rational conversation with someone who does not share your viewpoint. You might learn something.
Oh, and if you're interested in a bit of shameless self-promotion, then check out The Fatherhood Follies. You might get a giggle out of it.
--UT
So, instead, I'll just say this. No man, woman, child, beast, robot, computer, or alien force is just going to magically fix all the world's problems. See, the thing about the world's problems is that they are all caused by people. People who are imperfect. People who may not need, or may not want to be fixed.
So my new rule for the Democrats is STOP TELLING ME YOU'LL FIX MY PROBLEMS. Because what you're really saying is that you're going to fix me, and everyone around me. And I don't want to be fixed. I don't want the people around me to be fixed. I like differences. I like that some people are better than me at basketball, and that I'm better than some people at Photoshop. It's ok for there to be problems. They don't all need a governmental fix.
And on the flip side, Republicans, stop pretending that you're "agents of change". You're agents of the same. You haven't changed since Reagan took office. You're still way to the left of center, and you still want to use government to fix people, though unlike the Dems you extend that policy to moral issues and subjects which fall far outside the realm of governmental responsibility.
And to absolutely EVERYONE in America, stop believing there are two sides to every story. There are never just two sides. There are a bajillion sides to every story. The links of causality which bind us all together a myriad and infinite. You can't boil down the "issues" to Democrat versus Republican, any more than you can boil down global politics to the U.S. and the rest of the world.
So please. For the sanity of your fellow countrymen, just stop with the oversimplification. Sit down and have a calm, rational conversation with someone who does not share your viewpoint. You might learn something.
Oh, and if you're interested in a bit of shameless self-promotion, then check out The Fatherhood Follies. You might get a giggle out of it.
--UT
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