I don't conform well to politics. I am neither republican nor democrat, not really anything else for that matter. I guess you could say that I am an anarchists, though not really I only just follow the idea that any government is bad; you can call me an abstainist. I want to abstain from politics, for a little while at least. I find that there is too much hate and too much division. However I have been have trouble with this lately; because regardless of how much I tell myself I am abstaining, it doesn't make me any less opinionated. And I am quite opinionated especially when it comes to stuff like this. I don't believe there is a sacred/secular divide. And so therefore I dislike both democrats and republicans viewpoints. First off I want to say to anyone I am trying to be completely open to new opinions and I welcome opposing comments, I find it a way of working on being less divisive.
Okay onto the big stuff. First up the Democratic Party, I don't believe that there is a big enough government too solve all of the problems in our country, I applaud you for recognizing the problem however. I do agree with several of your talking points, like anti-war, helping out the poor, lessening the gap between the rich and the poor, you know stuff like that. Look Democratic Party I like you, I just think that you are going about it wrong.
Okay next, before I precede to attack the Republican Party I want to say that if Thomas Jefferson was running for President I would vote for him. However I find few Thomas Jefferson's in today's G.O.P., in fact I find very little similarity to the Republican Party of old (the democratic Republicans) and those that represent them today. As I said earlier I am not a fan of government so for me the smaller the better. However I have seen that justified or not the Republican Party has become the vocal voice of Christians and I well, I have a lot of problems with that. I consider myself a Christian, although far removed from some of the prominent ones in the GOP, that in now way, shape, or form represent what true Christians believe. But in regards to the Party itself, my problem is that is refers to itself as Christian but doesn't adhere to the values of Christ. This is where me problem lies, prominent members of the GOP proclaim themselves to be Christians and do not structure their leadership after Christ. For me Christ was not pro-war and pro-rich. He did not call us to hate the homosexuals and those who sin but rather to love them. Jesus was about love not about hate, and I find that many leaders in the GOP have become filled with hate. GOP I would like you more if you returned to your roots.
Overall I find that both parties have a problem with a sacred/secular divide. They either pretend there isn't one, try to take the sacred out, or they make proclaim somethings are sacred while other things aren't. To finish I don't want to assign these generalizations to all members, I am just referring to the Party lines itself. Anyway I need to love more so from this point on I am going to try to attack less and understand more. I just want you to understand what I believe and also I want to understand what you believe. Peace and Love to all
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I also I forgot to say that I realize that I have shut myself off to either party but I am okay with that.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with your stance that neither party has the answer through and through. I am wresting with the question of how involved I should be in politics. There are people like Brian McLaren, whom I really respect, who says that I should be very involved. Then there are guys like Shane Claiborne, whom I also really respect, who don't vote (although they have very politically charged views they express in other ways). So the question of "how involved" is one that plagues me.
ReplyDeleteThe only thing you said that I couldn't quite agree with is that the Democratic party is "anti-war". More recently they have been predominately "anti-Iraq war", but not so much "Afghanistan War". The war issue is another one that plagues me. Like whether it is ever good...or whether a new world is possible without ridding the world of those who are in the way (of course we could go on all day about what names that list may contain).
Anyway, I am rambling. Great thoughts man. I am excited to hear more in the future.
i love you
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