I’m having a discussion and am listening to you, I’m not telling you what to think. You’re a good person, I’m sure, as I believe I am, because I try to treat people as I want to be treated. That’s what an taught my children. We don’t have to always agree about policies, but the negativity and hurtful ways people talk to each other won’t help us understand eachother better. We have to have discussions with each other, not just have arguments. It’s hard because there is money to be made in making people angry and hate eachother, but no money in the Lords message to love one another. No media is clean sources of truth. They are run by people who are fallible and make mistakes. What we needs is less anger about subjects we all feel passionate about to get passed any of this current situation.

I also think the whole liberal-conservative divide is artificial and false. We are all complex as human beings. I don’t think anyone should have an abortion, it’s emotionally hard for any woman or even a couple, to have to go through that, making that choice. Birth control and adoption are the ways to eliminate abortion to zero, I think, in this country. But that doesn’t mean it should be made illegal, because no mother should have to die for a dead fetus like in topic pregnancies. And many liberal people look at me like I’m crazy when I say abortion is not at all a good thing, it’s really just a necessary evil. I’m pro death penalty in some very rare cases. I like the police, and they should be funded, of course, but not given surplus tanks and military gear they don’t need to investigate burglaries or sexual assaults. I own several shotguns and rifles to go target shooting with my kids like when I was a Boy Scout. It’s fun. But nobody needs a machine gun except if you’re in the army!

So, I think we are all very much not totally one thing or another blue or red team , but rather, we are complex unique individuals who have different values but all want the same things: a safe community to live in and raise our kids, good jobs, and healthy food. And I rarely watch any news on tv, I prefer to read about what’s happening rather than have someone shouting at me all, outraged and angry, telling me what to think, as you’ve said.