Politics

Posted on | September 24, 2008 |

With a big election coming up, it’s important to make an intelligent decision on who you are going to vote for. Each candidate stands more-or-less somewhere in all the issues. But with such an important decision affecting the future of the nation it can be a daunting task to pick a side. Just talking to friends and families about what’s going on is not enough. Everyone needs to get informed on the issues. All of the issues? No, but the ones that are important to you. Pick a few topics in politics that you care about or think affect you more than others, then do some research. Figure out where each candidate stands, what they plan to do in regards to it, and the possible effects of said decision.

When carrying on a conversation about politics you are expected to be able to back up that decision when asked. Remember that political debates don’t have to resort to fisticuffs. You can share your political views, beliefs and ideas in a meaningful way. Your only defense is to share what issues in politics are important to you. If the person with whom you are carrying on the conversation tells you that you are wrong to vote for so-and-so because the he/she is a scumbag, remind them that you don’t care who they are as much as you care about what they will do. Be polite but firm. Too many people get worked up over personality and charm. As the voter, you are expected to vote for the person that you think best represents your interest. You are not however, expected to vote for the person that you might be interested in dating, or go hunting with, or even see a movie with. So ignore the fact that their favorite TV series is also Perry Mason, or that they also like to kayak. That really doesn’t affect you.

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