I wouldn't say that I have been avoiding news about American politics lately. I guess it would be more accurate to say that I am indifferent about it all these days. Or I'm trying to be. Haha. Trying to be indifferent. It's a little oxymoronic, no? If I start to think about the last election, I still get a little angry. And I know that I'm supposed to let everyone have their differing opinions, even if they are wrong, but it's a struggle. And the only way I can stop holding it against people is to pretend that it all really doesn't even exist. That, and honestly, I'm truly of the belief that all sides are corrupt, the system is broken, and voting for one corrupt side over the other makes no difference (though it made a huge difference last time, because of the message we were sending the world, but few people got that.) I also think our system won't ever work until it stops becoming about two parties; other candidates need to be actual, viable candidates that people aren't "wasting their votes" on.
It's getting harder to avoid all of the American election bickering now. A few days ago I was blissfully unaware of who Sarah Palin was, and now I know all about her due to my various daily blog reads. I have little to say on the subject myself, but I thought I'd point any of you who are interested to my cousin's post on the topic. She's a writer and someone who has lived many years in Alaska, so she has some insight. But the reason it resonated with me is because it touches on a something I find to be much more significant: what does our response to this, and who we chose to represent us, say about us as people and as a country?
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