Your Politics Should Be Private
And that's as politically controversial as I ever want to get...
It’s hard not to know these days what side of the fence people are on because they are vocal about it.
I get it.
We are passionate about our politics in America.
I was blissfully unaware of politics until we studied the 1984 election when I was in the Fourth Grade. We created an entire binder about it. I still have it!
I think 9 is too young to begin worrying about who’s running things, honestly.
I still watch (and vote in) every election with interest even though I’ve lost overall faith in the process.
Honestly, I have a lot of thoughts and opinions about politics and government, but you’re not here to read about those.
Isn’t that how it’s supposed to work?
After we’ve worked a long day and we’re winding down with some form of entertainment, who wants to be indoctrinated with someone else’s politics?
Nothing turns me off more than to see a celebrity whose work I admire (these are few and far between) spewing their politics.
I just feel like shouting, “Shut up and make another:
song.”
movie.”
show.”
You’re not my friend or family, so you definitely shouldn’t be telling me about your politics!
Did you ever notice…
How EVERYONE loves Dolly Parton? Black, white, old, young, Democrat, Republican…doesn’t matter.
Most of us love her.
You know why?
She keeps her politics private…and we’re all okay with that!
No one is saying, “Well, I hate her because I think she’s a _________.”
She’s smart enough to know that by choosing a side, she alienates a large portion of her audience.
Did you hear that?
Politics are divisive! They are meant to divide us as people and goodness knows, we don’t need help with that.
I’ve lost friends over politics which is not something I think should ever happen. How boring to live inside an echo chamber, and when we really get down to brass tacks, it doesn’t matter who’s in charge.
If you were homeless, alone, and afraid struggling just to survive, wondering where your next meal would come from, and if you’d find a safe place to sleep, would your politics really be that high on your priority list?
I know mine wouldn’t.
It Doesn’t Matter!
When we leave this life, what party we belonged to will not matter one iota wherever we end up.
When it’s life or death, no one is thinking about POTUS and SCOTUS and FLOTUS! They probably aren’t thinking about you either!
We don’t even comprehend 1% of the crap going on in Washington, and the politicians don’t either. They vote on bills that are thousands of pages no one has read. It’s ludicrous. The U.S. Constitution is FOUR pages long.
And those bills…it doesn’t matter how they affect me on Any Street in Smalltown, USA. I’m going to have to deal either way.
I’m already doing all I can to make things go my way by voting…supposedly.
Politics will never be the hill I die on and honestly, I wish everyone would keep it to themselves!
I’d much rather relate with you on art or writing or buying an iPad or self-publishing or being a complete Internet addict, dork, geek, individual than because we’re all Democraps or Republican’ts.
Can I get an amen?
♡