I’m not sure just how many people deal with the struggles of conflicting political viewpoints at the dinner table but, for as much as I hear about it, it must be a lot.
And as the holiday seasons slowly approach, I’m preparing myself for the worst of it.
I have family on both sides of the American political coin. Alt-right conservatives and liberal democrats. The former far outweighing the latter.
The definition of my political standing is unknown, quite frankly to everyone, including myself. I hate both, the right and the left. They do more harm than good everywhere they go. I see government as a type of ‘necessary evil’ that we keep perpetuating. And when either side hears my beliefs they feel threatened by my hatred for the system.
I think that all people have rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, including but not limited to; weed legalization, marriage for all, guns for mentally stable individuals with clean records, and both freedom of and from religion.
I do know that every individual in my family would have something to disagree about in the above. And it’s not that I’m scared of a fight, it’s that I’m sick and tired of fighting and trying to convince people that it’s not okay to outlaw things that don’t affect you.
I know I may never see the day when the left and the right disappear and it becomes more about what is moral and just but, I would at least like to see the day where my own family can stop bickering and see both sides.