I'm frustrated, that as a liberal I see myself in agreement with much of what is considered conservative positions today. Yet, I am not a republican or democrat as I believe both parties completely fail to stand on any principles. The only exceptions are a few individuals. No one though whats to discuss issues in fact based manners any longer. It is all about emotion. I can't speak to anyone on the left about concerns about the left that are illiberal without because called right wing or far-right. I can't talk about identity politics and the push for equity as a destructive force without getting called a racist. I'm white, therefore I must be privileged. It doesn't matter that I grew up low income. It doesn't matter that I was raised by a single mother from age 10 on. I can't have a discussion and ask, "Was the Jacob Blake shooting racist?" without being told that it must be because of the racial identities of the cop and person shot. The number of bullets get cited, yelled, as poof of racism of the shooting. Facts simply don't matter in a world of grievance politics.
I'm frustrated, that as a liberal I see myself in agreement with much of what is considered conservative positions today. Yet, I am not a republican or democrat as I believe both parties completely fail to stand on any principles. The only exceptions are a few individuals. No one though whats to discuss issues in fact based manners any longer. It is all about emotion. I can't speak to anyone on the left about concerns about the left that are illiberal without because called right wing or far-right. I can't talk about identity politics and the push for equity as a destructive force without getting called a racist. I'm white, therefore I must be privileged. It doesn't matter that I grew up low income. It doesn't matter that I was raised by a single mother from age 10 on. I can't have a discussion and ask, "Was the Jacob Blake shooting racist?" without being told that it must be because of the racial identities of the cop and person shot. The number of bullets get cited, yelled, as poof of racism of the shooting. Facts simply don't matter in a world of grievance politics.