My rant

I’m sick of political radicals, on both the left and right. No wonder there is so much discord in American when the only people who get any press are those that yell the loudest (Glenn Beck, Keith Olbermann, etc.). The far right thinks the left are communist infiltrating America while the far left rants hatefully of the hate and bigotry of the right (ironic huh?). While the war are words is flung from one side to the other those of us stuck in the middle (which I truly believe to be the majority of America) are left cleaning up the mess they have made. Maybe this is ignorant of me, but I hope that someday we can act like civilized adults and have real conversations about issues as opposed to just trying to yell louder than the other. I hear adults all the time talk about how children are so “disrespectful” and “poorly behaved” these days. Well what do we expect? We have senators yelling “You lie!” at President Obama and comparing him to Hitler. Then there are the hundreds of horrible things that were said of President Bush. When you look at these things how can we be surprised by our children’s actions? We are acting like 5 year olds ourselves. I say “we” because I feel everyone, myself included, has probably been guilty of this at one reason or another. I don’t care if you love or hate those in power, let’s have some respect for authority and be good examples for our children. I’m not saying I have all the answers, but I do pride myself on thinking critically about issues before making a judgment call. I am willing to have dialogue with people of opposing views and even if I disagree with them, I respect their right to their own opinion. There is something missing from the public discourse in this country, and I believe that to be respect and love for our fellow human beings.

We might never really agree
On anything about the lives we live
Between you and me. So differently.

We don't always see things the same
We should agree to disagree
If we meet at love we can work it out

Peace and love.