Political Views Part 1
I remember the day I registered to vote. I registered the opposite of our very small town's political views for no other reason than to be different and I made sure everyone knew. At the time I didn't even know what either political party even stood for . I just knew what I knew from what I had experienced in that small town and like most teenagers I wanted to be removed from that small town and I wanted to be different so my being different was in the form of my voter registration card.
Up until recently and what few times I actually voted, I voted the way I had registered. Mainly due to my own ignorance of what each party REALLY stood for and because I wasn't very interested in really knowing about political views at all in my late teens and early twenties.
Fast forward to the last presedential election, I don't think I even voted but I leaned toward the Independent party.
Anyway, I'm not really sure where I am going with this except to say that I think I know where my affiliation lies now and it's not what I am registered as.
If in writing this, I lose readers than so be it. It doesn't matter to me. Maybe I should just shut up and blog but that doesn't make much sense now does it?
You should read part 2 for this to make more sense.
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I remember the day I registered to vote. I registered the opposite of our very small town's political views for no other reason than to be different and I made sure everyone knew. At the time I didn't even know what either political party even stood for . I just knew what I knew from what I had experienced in that small town and like most teenagers I wanted to be removed from that small town and I wanted to be different so my being different was in the form of my voter registration card.
Up until recently and what few times I actually voted, I voted the way I had registered. Mainly due to my own ignorance of what each party REALLY stood for and because I wasn't very interested in really knowing about political views at all in my late teens and early twenties.
Fast forward to the last presedential election, I don't think I even voted but I leaned toward the Independent party.
Anyway, I'm not really sure where I am going with this except to say that I think I know where my affiliation lies now and it's not what I am registered as.
If in writing this, I lose readers than so be it. It doesn't matter to me. Maybe I should just shut up and blog but that doesn't make much sense now does it?
You should read part 2 for this to make more sense. >Go to the Mom blog Homepage
Up until recently and what few times I actually voted, I voted the way I had registered. Mainly due to my own ignorance of what each party REALLY stood for and because I wasn't very interested in really knowing about political views at all in my late teens and early twenties.
Fast forward to the last presedential election, I don't think I even voted but I leaned toward the Independent party.
Anyway, I'm not really sure where I am going with this except to say that I think I know where my affiliation lies now and it's not what I am registered as.
If in writing this, I lose readers than so be it. It doesn't matter to me. Maybe I should just shut up and blog but that doesn't make much sense now does it?
You should read part 2 for this to make more sense. >Go to the Mom blog Homepage
4 Comments:
I'll be reading! I usually just vote for who I feel will do the best job. However, lately I have had the mind of I will not vote for anyone who is a certain affiliation. If my parents knew this, they would truly be angry with me so I keep it to myself.
Ok..
I agree with you, Amanda, although I registered Democrat when I first voted ( I was about 19) I have come around to the way of "common sense", which is Independent all the way!
I think each party has their views...I pick and choose what I like about each one, and that's the way I go!
Don't worry, for every reader you lose because of politics you are bound to gain 2 more.
I have thought the same thing when I blog so I have 2 blogs, one is where I say EVERYTHING and the other doesn't address politics at all. I keep them seperate so no one who reads one would know I write the other one, kind of like a pen name I guess.
Anyways, I'm in Canada so I am not familiar with US politics so I'll still love you no matter who you're registered with.
politic is very difficult to understand
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