So, I've been talking a big show about how people blindly support one party or the other, without making any effort to understand the other side. A friend of mine says we get so defensive about politics because the truth is, we don't really know what we're talking about. Can you be absolutely certain your economic policies are the best ones? What does that even mean? Best for whom?
I say I'm not a Republican anymore, but I have a responsibility to be more than just "not a Republican." Not being a Democrat, but rather doing at least a little research into the actual plans and proposals of the candidates, and see who I actually think would make a better president. It's easier to make snap judgments, or to just take one side at their word, without actually having to consider both sides, without having to see through the spin.
Question is: where do I start? The internet is full of information, but who actually has any interested in relating the truth, and not their perspective, masquerading as absolute fact?
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