Violence and hate behind American politics

With very little time in my schedule I find it hard to find time to blog anymore, which is rather depressing since I really enjoy it. But this topic just couldn't wait. Having moved from a city in the northern part of Texas to one in the southern part of New Jersey has been very interesting. There is a priority shift, a different perception on values, a different political climate, all of which have to do with the various socio-economic situations of the people who live in these places. This is not to suggest that one can merely contrast the two locales. And this is an important point. Escaping bias and a hatred of the other in both locations the verbal and political violence that ensues because of bias is ridiculous and down-right childish. Of course I am speaking more with regards to political perceptions rather than with regards to any other category. To be quite honest valid reasoning for why northern democrats despise George Bush has been replaced by hate rather than with reason. Let's call this political hatred -- and it doesn't just apply to Democrats. Political hatred is a valuable tool to those who understand that the average American has been hoodwinked by American media propaganda. In other words it's as if we promote people-bashing for fun and games to belong to a particular group -- Democrat of Republican. How intelligent it makes a person feel to bully people within their own nation...

I am not exactly a George Bush proponent as president, however I do take seriously and attempt to intelligibly comprehend the actions he takes as president. His reasoning does not always parallel mine, though I cannot hatefully dismiss his decisions without properly analyzing them in accordance with my own values and perceptions of right. The major democratic arguments against George Bush merely play at weaknesses most times that would been minor if not hyped up by media outlets. The documentaries that attempted to uncover George Bushes' mindset merely began with bias and continued to connect threads that fit within the boundaries of that bias rather than attempting to uncover fact. It's as though the media does the thinking while the average American merely nods his or her head.

The reason this blog is aimed towards Democrats is because I am currently living in the Democractic northeast and have began noticing some of these things here. I am disassociated from aligning with a particular group. Many people are so convinced and so wrapped up in hate for George Bush that the entire South becomes the other, the enemy within; more conservative books go unread because they suggest something different than the accepted norm and in this way, liberalism (Democratic ideas) becomes conservative; northeasterners value independence, while somehow not admitting that independence is an illusion brought to you by a more capitalistic, secularist, and wealthy society. On a side note it is amazing how geography plays a role on a person's thinking. On the flip-side of the coin this particular type of behavior is characteristic of right-wingers in Texas as well. Why buy a book that Al Gore wrote on the environment when Al Gore is a democrat a republican might think.

Politicians are concerned with progress and biased politics when the two seemingly work against each other...though the two can't exist without the other in our democratic/capitalistic society. Bias is inevitable but it does not have to rob the truth of its essence or promote hate and violence.