what's sad is that some see the world as so black and white (I'm not talking race, either). like everyone in their worldview is either a right wing Republican or a left wing Democrat. I could go into the psychiatry of it, but just suffice it to say it says a lot about someone when everything breaks down into one extreme or another.
I would guess the majority of NT does not belong to one party or another. even my friends who lean one way or another will share views with both sides depending on the issue and the nuances. for example I'm not necessarily for raising the minimum wage but I am in favor of some sort of safety net for basic human needs. does that make me a "lefty" or a "righty"? no, it's neither. trying to classify everyone into one or another is simply either dishonest or lazy.
now there are some issues of human rights that I don't think are a gray zone, and those include things like equality for all. how we best enforce that in policy is a matter of debate. but openly encouraging bigotry, hatred, and violence, especially from political office, is no longer an issue of right or left, but rather something that is universally bad.
anyway, I'm eagerly awaiting tonight's primary results, and I ask everyone in this thread, as a fellow NTer, to drop the insults and the polarity and instead have an objective, level-headed discussion in here for once.
