What’s on your mind?
I challenge your assumption that I actually have one.
That being said, I, sadly, have lost all interest in politics.
As you might have guessed, I love debating. Give me an issue and some information to work with and I’ll go head-to-head with people. But that only applies as long as we stick to the issues. Once the debate turns nasty, personal or ugly, I lose interest.
I lost interest in politics shortly after the 2000 presidential election. To me, that was when politics *really* started turning nasty. Perhaps it’s because I used to listen to a lot of talk radio — both sides do an excellent job of demonizing their opponents rather than actually debating the issues. To me, that’s a total turn-off.
I’ve since found that it’s nearly impossible to debate politics with people without it turning into a hatefest. It’s not about issues anymore — now it’s about how the other party is corrupt, only in it for the money/power, are personal lowlifes, etc.
Feh. Life’s too short and I don’t need the aggravation. Yes, I’ll vote on the issues… but I don’t debate politics anymore.
That’s what’s on my mind (if I can be said to have one).
The Wolf