Disclaimer: I am not a political junkie. I rarely participate in debates about “where our country is going...” Partly because it seems like too big of conversation to ever tackle and partly because I simply don’t know much about the political state of this country.
I do know political conversations are generally taboo. People are either a DEMOCRAT* or a REPUBLICAN.** I know that by some weird default people tend to hate, argue, disagree, and dispute with whatever the opposing party stands for.
I know I’m a fan of Obama... but, admittedly, it’s more of a pop culture infatuation than it is anything political.
I know friends who talk about politics, complain about politics, but never take action to evoke change. Occasionally, I am guilty of this.
I know that maybe I’m rambling and you’re probably wondering what.is.the.point, lady?
And my point, coinciding and contradicting with this months focus to Let It Go, is maybe we let it go to an extreme? We talk and talk and talk about what’s wrong but then let it go...We never do anything about it. (Forgive me for generalizing- when I say “we,” I mean the majority. I recognize some people are out there, doing something.) We have intense, heated conversations with our friends and family and then let it go. Moving on to updating our Facebook, the manipulated cyber images that define us, instead of writing letters to political figures. We go out to the bars instead of protesting. We talk without action. We let it go.
Stay tuned.. -a.
*Peace, Love, and Rainbows
**”Amurica!”
^Am I stereotyping?
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