Continuing on the topic of political labeling, I thought it would be good to address the title of “Centrist”.
Here are a few definitions I found at Google: read more…
In my continuing quest to point out how our familiar political labels are failing us, let me submit the following three scenarios.
1. A man says aloud at a public gathering, “I’m against the recreational use of narcotics; it should be illegal.” Everyone in the crowd thinks, “Ah, that guy’s a conservative.” read more…
In keeping with my general goal of trying to give deeper-than-normal thought to the trappings of our American political landscape, I thought it would be good to spend a few minutes with this important pair of questions.
Most of us, I’d say, would have to “um” and “uh” read more…
It’s been exciting to see all the hubbub over the tax protests. Seeing people get involved—hearing them voice their concerns—seeing the mainstream media have to decide whether to cover the protests favorably or critically.
I have also noticed, however, that read more…
If we weren’t so trained to think left/right, Republican/Democrat, Liberal/Conservative, would we see things in a different way?
Of course we would!
Because of our conditioning, we tend to see the “other party” as stubborn partisans who read more…
I must say I’ve been a bit troubled by some of what I’ve heard at the “tea party” rallies I’ve attended.
My objection is really quite simple—and the problem is quite understandable—but here it is.
I’ve heard speakers attack Obama for ____________ (fill in the blank with whatever you’ve heard). Rarely, read more…
It was only about seven years ago that I started paying attention to politics. I had previously been too busy with work and church to pay enough attention to get interested in it. Further, like many Americans likely feel, I thought at that time that there was something “unspiritual” about being involved in politics.
I began to listen to political talk radio and was easily drawn read more…
