Either a lot of people are hesistant about jumping into the political SPC’s or the primaries really kept everyone busy this week. I’ll be honest - I didn’t do my own self portrait for week one. I held back so I could think a little before opening my mouth (or running my fingers).
Since becoming an independent I put a lot more thought into politics than I used to. I am open to every candidate in the beginning - and I watch everything. I do not believe in following one party blindly just because of a color - I believe in watching, thinking and then deciding. I believe in researching beyond what you see on your television or popular websites. Learning by proxy is not a good thing when it comes to politics - the media does not always tell the whole truth, but it’s sad how many people take it as gospel. I get really upset when I see people blogging facts that are specifically wrong - and even moreso when it riles their commenters up. I’ve just learned to avoid political posts and separate fact from opinion. Obviously it will be a little more difficult to do that this month.
Many political discussions lead to arguing when people don’t agree - it’s happened on my blog before, and I hate that. I don’t like *not* getting along with my blogfriends - because whatever you say or do in my comments, it isn’t going to affect my vote at the end of the day. I make my decisions for myself, based on facts not blog comments. It’s these thoughts and more that remain jumbled in my head - and I’ll ponder them until next week…. where I may or may not decide to post a self portrait. I don’t want to post something that is less than true to myself, but most likely there will be other people who don’t share my viewpoints. I’ve just always thought of politics as something highly personal at the end of the day. Maybe these are things I can blog about… or not.
For now, like many others - I choose to remain in silence.
The majority, silent.
Photo courtesy of Jeremy, Once Upon A Time In The (mid) West.
Until next week,
