rec·on·cil·i·a·tion
noun
the action of making one view or belief compatible with another.
"You can't say you love someone, and then vote for people who will hurt them."
I recently shared this on Facebook and one response really set off the importance of this post.
"There's no nuance in a statement like that."
Political ignorance is the ideology I attribute to getting President Trump elected, probably more than any version of apathy. Crunch the voting numbers, all day long, to your heart's content, but ignorance wins.
Let's get one thing out in the open, I'm not calling anyone stupid.
stu·pid
adjective
having or showing a great lack of intelligence or common sense.
ig·no·rant
adjective
lacking knowledge or awareness in general; uneducated or unsophisticated.
Political ignorance is the new extreme political tribalism somewhere between, I don't like child molesters, but I dislike gays even more.
Who knows what this means exactly? Whose to know?
Voters' lack of awareness is to blame, though.
As a person who often votes for Democrats, but comes from a coal mining family, there is a difference.
I knew, voting for certain Democrats, would not bolster my family's coal mining jobs in any way, but did they know casting a vote for Alabama Governor Kay Ivey, would mean the narrative anyone who identifies as being a part of the LGBTQ community, including myself, is a danger to children, would continue? I doubt it.
Another example is Alabama's special election in 2017 for Senator.
Congratulating Alabama for electing Doug Jones while Roy Moore still earned nearly 50% of ballots cast, is missing the point. Especially, with over 50% of Alabama residents not even voting.
Again, don't focus on the apathy, look at the ignorance.
The idea of voting for Roy Moore because he'll bring back, The Ten Commandments and protect the "most vulnerable" of all Americans, the unborn child.
No, on Roy Moore, but yes, on adding both Amendments to the Alabama State Constitution.
Alabama's most recent example of political ignorance.
Politics doesn't always have to be nuanced.
On one hand, the initial post is meant to point out how the way others vote can negatively affect each other. Be it a stranger, a friend, a family member, or a loved one.
On the other hand, the core takeaway is, make sure you know who you're voting for and what they plan to do, once they're elected.
The amount of Trump supporters who respond with, "Oh, I didn't know he was going to do this.", is concerning. Especially, when it's in direct response to something his campaign ran on.
Falsely claiming people as political groups is also a problem, on both sides. Boutique and identity politics hardly ever work and at the end of the day, it takes away from the point of being Americans and/or human beings.
Be concerned for all Americans, equally. Pushing narratives like, "The Gay Agenda", do far more harm than good.
For this day and age of politics, specifically, there are too many people voting straight party ballots, under the guise Republicans are the exact same party of 4, 8, 12 years ago, when they're clearly not.
- Fiscal responsibility, versus Trump's additional deficit in the last year and a half
- Military strength, versus appointing Matthew Whitaker as acting AG
- LGBTQs for Trump, versus the upcoming census and not acknowledging transgendered persons
- Family values, versus holding immigrant children in detention centers
This current version of the GOP along with the Trump Administration caters to the top 1%, corporations, billionaire special interest groups, the daftest political evangelicals, and anyone who will fall at the aftermentioned's feet.
If the response from, "The Right" is you can't be a good-hearted person while voting for Democrats, then, I have to reply with, you can't be a Conservative Christian Republican while supporting President Trump.
noun
the action of making one view or belief compatible with another.
"You can't say you love someone, and then vote for people who will hurt them."
I recently shared this on Facebook and one response really set off the importance of this post.
"There's no nuance in a statement like that."
Political ignorance is the ideology I attribute to getting President Trump elected, probably more than any version of apathy. Crunch the voting numbers, all day long, to your heart's content, but ignorance wins.
Let's get one thing out in the open, I'm not calling anyone stupid.
stu·pid
adjective
having or showing a great lack of intelligence or common sense.
ig·no·rant
adjective
lacking knowledge or awareness in general; uneducated or unsophisticated.
Political ignorance is the new extreme political tribalism somewhere between, I don't like child molesters, but I dislike gays even more.
Who knows what this means exactly? Whose to know?
Voters' lack of awareness is to blame, though.
As a person who often votes for Democrats, but comes from a coal mining family, there is a difference.
I knew, voting for certain Democrats, would not bolster my family's coal mining jobs in any way, but did they know casting a vote for Alabama Governor Kay Ivey, would mean the narrative anyone who identifies as being a part of the LGBTQ community, including myself, is a danger to children, would continue? I doubt it.
Let's get one thing out in the open, I'm not calling anyone stupid.
stu·pid
adjective
having or showing a great lack of intelligence or common sense.
ig·no·rant
adjective
lacking knowledge or awareness in general; uneducated or unsophisticated.
Political ignorance is the new extreme political tribalism somewhere between, I don't like child molesters, but I dislike gays even more.
Who knows what this means exactly? Whose to know?
Voters' lack of awareness is to blame, though.
As a person who often votes for Democrats, but comes from a coal mining family, there is a difference.
I knew, voting for certain Democrats, would not bolster my family's coal mining jobs in any way, but did they know casting a vote for Alabama Governor Kay Ivey, would mean the narrative anyone who identifies as being a part of the LGBTQ community, including myself, is a danger to children, would continue? I doubt it.
Another example is Alabama's special election in 2017 for Senator.
Congratulating Alabama for electing Doug Jones while Roy Moore still earned nearly 50% of ballots cast, is missing the point. Especially, with over 50% of Alabama residents not even voting.
Again, don't focus on the apathy, look at the ignorance.
The idea of voting for Roy Moore because he'll bring back, The Ten Commandments and protect the "most vulnerable" of all Americans, the unborn child.
No, on Roy Moore, but yes, on adding both Amendments to the Alabama State Constitution.
Alabama's most recent example of political ignorance.
Politics doesn't always have to be nuanced.
On one hand, the initial post is meant to point out how the way others vote can negatively affect each other. Be it a stranger, a friend, a family member, or a loved one.
On the other hand, the core takeaway is, make sure you know who you're voting for and what they plan to do, once they're elected.
The amount of Trump supporters who respond with, "Oh, I didn't know he was going to do this.", is concerning. Especially, when it's in direct response to something his campaign ran on.
Falsely claiming people as political groups is also a problem, on both sides. Boutique and identity politics hardly ever work and at the end of the day, it takes away from the point of being Americans and/or human beings.
Be concerned for all Americans, equally. Pushing narratives like, "The Gay Agenda", do far more harm than good.
For this day and age of politics, specifically, there are too many people voting straight party ballots, under the guise Republicans are the exact same party of 4, 8, 12 years ago, when they're clearly not.
- Fiscal responsibility, versus Trump's additional deficit in the last year and a half
- Military strength, versus appointing Matthew Whitaker as acting AG
- LGBTQs for Trump, versus the upcoming census and not acknowledging transgendered persons
- Family values, versus holding immigrant children in detention centers
This current version of the GOP along with the Trump Administration caters to the top 1%, corporations, billionaire special interest groups, the daftest political evangelicals, and anyone who will fall at the aftermentioned's feet.
If the response from, "The Right" is you can't be a good-hearted person while voting for Democrats, then, I have to reply with, you can't be a Conservative Christian Republican while supporting President Trump.
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