I strongly believe that politics has become one of the biggest problems in American Culture. Not only does politics discourage rational thought it promotes slander, anger, discrimination and ignorance. This is the absolute worst of politics. Now the kicker… If you are a Democrat you are now saying to me “No! Democrats are not like that! Republicans are!” If you are Republican you are saying to me “No! Republicans are not like that! Democrats are!” So wouldn’t that raise a red flag? Is it not possible that BOTH sides are right… and also both sides are wrong?

If you can’t consider it from that angle. Please stop reading. You are not ready to take a step into a broader larger world. For those of you who would like to keep and open mind and broaden horizons a little bit please stay with me.

So first and foremost, let’s take the issue of Logical Thought. What defines logical thought? My definition of logical thought would be thought processes that are unclouded by emotion. Generally logical thought is a slow ponderous process of weighing risk and reward. The bigger the problem the longer it takes. Correction, the bigger the problem the longer it should take.

In comparison, there’s Emotional Thought. These are thoughts driven by fear, anger, pity, sadness, desperation, guilt. You can find these types of thoughts in the main reason for each bill congress puts forward these days. Healthcare is a great example. “We the richest country in the world do not cover every one of our citizens with health insurance.” This is a heaven of emotion. Pity for those who don’t have the kind of healthcare you do. Guilt that you have good healthcare and you don’t see why other people shouldn’t because good health is a “human right”. Possible anger that you do not have health insurance and other people do. Desperation that your health insurance may run out and you need to be covered by something soon and you either have pre-existing conditions or cannot afford health insurance.

Decisions made on Emotional Thought usually will not consider all the angles and will not be a complete decision, they may need to be changed or modified shortly after being implemented. They are very frequently crisis. They need to be handled and solved immediately. This leads to rash and incomplete decision making. Even those who have “thought” about it emotionally are incapable of seeing it from certain angles. That is a genetic fact of humans. When you get emotional part of your brain shuts down and you become incapable of seeing the issue from any perspective but your own.

And now, I’d like to continue with the other issues I planned on raising.The leaders of this country, mainly because of the way the media works these days, are in constant campaign mode. Trying to “sell” their ideas. Trying to convince you why their idea is right. I think this is a disaster of American Politics. Campaigns are dirty things. Anyone that has watched a campaign in detail know it’s filled with personal attacks, slander, twisting of facts and picking and choosing what to listen to and believe. Please keep in mind when I say all this the campaigns of your POLITICAL ENEMIES.

Regardless of what you believe, attacks slander and mutations of the truth go both ways. What has become of the American Political system… War.

Do you know anyone that does not have a bit to chew or an opinion or a side to fight in American Politics these days? Everyone has an agenda, everyone wants to see their issues go their way, which would be fine, but we’ve coalesced around two parties “Democrats” and “Republicans”. This has created nothing short of a battle between Good and Evil. I don’t care what side you’re on… The other side is Evil, at least that’s what American Politics has become.

Therefore, you don’t notice when your side slanders the other, but you are outraged when your side gets slandered. This reinforces your already built political beliefs, that the other side is bad and not trust worthy.

There will be no bi-partisan support anymore. There will be no non-partisan issues. There will be no compromise until we can get past our issues of good and evil. Both sides are guilty of this. They may claim to create a non-partisan or bi-partisan bill. However, most bills that claim that these days are not truly that way.

To make a compromise is to meet somewhere between issue A and B, to get point C. That is the definition of a compromise. Instead political law these days to create a “compromise” just include A and B. So therefore, a lot of times the bill is meaningless, it tries to take both sides of one issue and ends up a completely meaningless bill.

I digress. There will be no compromise, there will be no bi-partisanship. there will be no non-partisan issues until we get past this war of “Good” and “Evil”. Whatever those sides may be. That is the next step to move our country forward in my opinion. Let’s strip the emotion out of American Politics and start thinking about our leaders.

I promise you this. No matter how much you think you are a Logical person, and not motivated by emotion there’s always room for improvement. Myself included.

If you would like to start watching your leaders and what they say on the floor of the house/senate, instead of what they say to you…. Because I’ve noticed it’s vastly different! I’ve found a very good website for that purpose. It’s called Gov Track. That website also has full text of bills and most of the time it can also tell you what’s in every amendment and also has the record of how your congressman/congresswoman/senator voted. Also, if you are around a TV during the day, I’ve found it very interesting to watch C-SPAN and C-SPAN2. Unfiltered cameras on OUR politicians.

And so, I finish with a Plea. Please, let’s take the emotion out of American Politics. Let’s get this country back on the right track. Let’s make reasoned, considered, and logical decisions.