Hello there. Welcome to my new blog. I've written on the internet for sometime, on and off again. Today I decided to launch a new place to write about politics. Anyone who has been paying attention to the nature of political discourse in this country over the last two plus decades should be able to recognize the way that things have been going isn't good. Starting with the Clinton administration, driving through the Bush administration, and recently climaxing with the transition from President Obama to our newest President, Donald J. Trump, the state of political discourse in this country has gone from bad, to worse, to outright toxic.
I have many thoughts on this, and many opinions to share. For the purposes of this introduction, I'll simply say this: I hope that some of my thoughts can help in some way. We live in an imperfect world; we all know that. We all have our own "hot button topics," and we consciously partake in the hot take culture that we, through out patronage and clicks (on the remote or internet), have created. I fear, however, that we've gone too far with the nature of this last election, and the road that lays ahead of all of us over the next four years. If we are to take an active part in this democracy then it is up to us, the people of this country, to push and push hard for the brighter future we all desire. We are, undoubtedly, stronger together than apart.
I will declare this up front: I am not a Donald Trump supporter. I cannot imagine what it would have taken to get me to vote for the man. I want to own that, in this post, so that anyone who might want to accuse me of being anything, in light of this declaration, can have at it. I identify as a moderate Republican, lining up more as an independent these days than anything else. My voting history is just that: mine. I'm not going to use this space to look backwards, at least not too often I hope. The goal here is to look accurately at the present, and project what might come in the future. Looking backwards is helpful of course; those who don't are often doomed to repeat the same mistakes that their ancestors made. But, throughout this entire exercise I hope to bring a moderate, rational point of view to a discourse that has become increasingly polarized, irrational, and hate filled in the last two decades.
I welcome your thoughts and comments. You can leave them on the blog itself, or send me an email directly. I cannot promise how often I'll find the time to post here, but I will also utilize the twitter handle @themoderatepov to comment on the world around us. I hope that this can become a part of a broader discussion, at least within my own small world, to enhance the nature of discourse and, in my own way, to help us all get back on track. The future of our society very well may depend on it.
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