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When people talk about their politics here it’s always weird and hard to believe when someone is all right or all left.

It might be a condition caused by American two horse politics. But I believe if a person is judging for themselves what’s right for their country and the people who live there then it would be some policies from both sides of the line.

My political beliefs if plotted on a scatter chart would be almost half and half, [b]because I don’t care which team gets elected so long as their policies are what I perceive to be the best thing going forward.[/b]

This doesn’t mean I lack resolve or the conviction to vote for what I believe in. It means I understand that the challenges facing the people in my country change and so I look to see who has what approach. Of course it’s no guarantee the party I vote for will actually deliver it - far from it.

But when I cast a vote, it’s a pledge of support for a set of conditions I think will best serve me, my family and my community, because that’s my country. Not a flag, a history and absolutely never a political party.
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Lauren19 · 26-30, F
I agree. It is incredibly binary now, with all too many people forgetting the concept of a private ballot and spouting their opinions as fact. I blame social media for fuelling this to a large extent. The echo chamber thing that goes on can make aggressive, overbearing people think they have far more support than they do in reality.