How have your political views changed over time?
I’m going to start this off by saying you aren’t likely to see much political talk on this page. It’s not that I don’t care about it but I don’t actively engage in discourse about it for my mental health. We are living in a very bizarre timeline. Anyway, let’s dig into this prompt.
I grew up with two staunchly democratic parents and an entire democratic family. I think being a Jew in Baltimore sort of pushed you in that direction because the democratic views aligned with the lived experiences and values of our culture. After all, we came from a socialist society and were constantly striving to recreate that but in this country that has become a bad word. This meant that as a teen when I really first started defining my political views, I defined myself as a democrat as well.
As I grew up and started really to understand politics in this country a bit more my beliefs expanded beyond the two party system. I still tend to vote democrat, mostly because those candidates align best with my values but belief wise I would fall farther left than they do. My beliefs are definitely leftist and libertarian. Little l not big L. I don’t belong to that party and I never will. They go too far and give the concepts I believe in a bad name.
The reality is, it’s not that hard, we just make it hard. Government should be about making sure the country/state/locality runs efficiently and serves the needs of the people. We get caught up in aspects that should never touch politics like religion (despite separation of church and state), personal lives, etc. Government shouldn’t care about what happens in peoples bedrooms or regulate gender. They also over step personal liberties like gun ownership often. Yes, we need regulations and laws to protect people from harm but theres ways to do it that don’t control the actions of others.
The point is, I have moved away from a strict democratic political view to one where I want to know the real and personal views of the candidates. I would abolish the party system and have candidates run as individuals on their platforms and plans. Let’s elect a government that meets our needs not a party line that will never actually become anything. We need politicians who are as invested in us as they are in the political game. We need real people whose lived experiences match those of the people they represent. We do not need to keep electing the 1% that have more than the average and do not understand the true impact of the work they do.
Now that I’ve ranted, I’m gonna go color or something to cleanse my brain and decompress from this topic.
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