The Dangers of Politics
Today was historic day. Whether you are Democrat or Republican, left, right or somewhere in between the fact that an African American man received the Democratic Nomination for President is HUGE!
As an African American woman I am elated at the prospect of Barack being President. There was at time when, sadly, this would not be. My mother, father, grandparents, and ancestors could not vote but they could clean toilets and pick cotton. Often degraded and called names that were simply asinine and not at all godly, as this country claimed to stand on -you know “In God We Trust”- African Americans endured the atrocity of slavery that went beyond the Emancipation Proclamation. Our promise of Freedom was short lived. Even today we fight a fight that just should not be.
Deny if you will but I live it everyday of my life.
Today I visited a blogs talking about the political issues and with today’s results there was a lot of talk. As I visited my heart broke. I began to see the dangers of politics.
Politics can bring out the worse in people and what I saw today was proof positive. You know being grown means being responsible and I saw a lot of adults today who were more than irresponsible in their response, be it for, against, or indifferent. Even most of the politicians are being irresponsible in their approach.
The Democrats want to unite, the Republicans want to unite but each for their own cause. What if we all united for hunger, poverty, homelessness and forgot the donkey and elephant? What if we said that no matter who the man is that is running for President we will not fall into the trap of degradation, dehumanization and silly mud slinging for the sake of “our party”?
What if?
The Dangers of politics is that it does more than cause disagreement. It causes hatred, discord, and actions that can sometimes lead to death. I ask where is the responsibility in this?
I am not ashamed to say that I am voting for Barack. Not because he is African American but because I understand where he is coming from and I agree more with him than McCain on the issues. However you will not hear me talk about McCain or demean his status as a human. To do that is to unfairly judge what I do not know, and even if I did, it then becomes gossip and slander.
Are you living on the side of the dangers of politics?
I love that Sen. Obama is the nominee! I love what he stands for, the message he sends and how is he raising money to name just a few things.
I like talking politics but often don’t.
Honestly, I’m not much a fan of either candidate this year. I am excited that we made history though. Just like I would have been if a woman was the nominee. I hope in my life time I see a woman just like we’re seeing an black man. How much would that rock?
I’m an independent and I just never have a candidate that I can truly get behind and believe in on either side though. So, like always, I’m stuck in a spot where I don’t know which one I’d rather have since both sides have me on some issues and totally lose me on others.
Its always exciting to see history made, remember where you where when it happened,etc. I think its pretty cool myself.
I agree that there is too much mud-slinging these days and politics is just downright nasty. After living in a very liberal state for 8 years as a conservative activist (i was back then), I’ve have seen lots of nastiness from BOTH sides. It’s what got me out of politics back then to be quite honest.
I wish all peope could just look at the issues, make their decisions and be done. Instead, you have the mainstream media casting their opinions instead of the facts, news producers and cameramen getting assaulted, etc.
I’m proud to say that I am voting for McCain and that I’m a card-carrying Republican. I believe that John is the better candidate for what my morals, values and beliefs. I truly believe that is what is best for myself and my family.
After all, isn’t that the basis of everything?
ok LaTara sorry for my mini-rant here.. Thanks for letting me share! : )
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Hi Latara,
I totally agree that this year has been one of the craziest as far as politics go. I too am excited to see history being made and honored to be a part of it.
I am a registered Republic and mainly because I am extremely conservative. Mr. Borack seems to be a great man, but again I do not agree with his stand on homeschooling and that really hits very close to home for my family and I.
I will be voting for McCain because I also believe he is the best candidate for my values and beliefs. This will be an interesting election and either way I hope our country will become a united one no matter what the outcome may be.
In order for our nation to be strong and withstand all the evils from the outside we must remain united and that will in turn make us stronger and more powerful.
Thanks Latara for a great post:)
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Great post, LaTara! I can’t stand politics, even though I know it’s important to learn about the candidates, because everybody is so quick to find fault with the other person. It’s also very difficult to find unbiased info about the candidates and what they stand for because of getting reporters’ opinions.
I’m a Republican but am happy to see Obama as the Democratic candidate. It’s about time we start to get away from the idea that only white men can be President.
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LaTara,
I wrote a post more about the speech than about Senator Obama himself but, like you, I am extremely proud of his nomination.
And yes, you are right. Politics is dangerous because it brings out the true ugliness in people. Code words get used for racism moral values.
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