I Want To Talk Politics

@BigAsset: It is not my intention to change people's minds. I typically participate in debates, to learn and share. I do consider our next Presidential elections to be the most critical one for the country, since 1860.

An honest, and respectful debate is also big on my agenda, and this is why I prefer empirical data, to slogans and blowing smoke up people's asses.

Some of the issues are truly personal.

Abortion: there really is no right or wrong on this, but the people have already spoken, and abortion is legal. The place to change this is the ballot box.

On immigration and terror: there's a lot of misinformation out there. The same goes for Muslim Americans. When my father's people arrived in the US, the year was 1862. They were promptly given guns and told to fight for their new country. I am glad they chose to fight on the side of ending slavery. After the war, they had to face the same stigma Muslims face today. They were Catholic, and as such, they were only tolerated, because they labored to provide what the Anglos needed.

My mother's people, as Scandinavian, were genetically OK (what with the red and blond hair and all), but they're Jews, and as Christ's killers, the Anglos treated them like we want to treat Muslims today.

On both sides of the family, my ancestors were greeted with xenophobia, accusations of wanting to take over, impose their way of life, blamed for everything from the crucifixion, monetary crisis, total world control, bad movies, etc.

I wish people would study and understand history. The way I see it, we're repeating the same mistakes. If you go through historical archives, you will see similar demands to keep our borders sealed and prevent Catholics and Jews from taking over.