The seasons are changing, and many fruits and vegetables are now being harvested. I do believe it’s also time to harvest the nuts (both real and people). We’ve now moved into fall and the general election season.
What does this harvest of nuts entail? There are the signs popping up everywhere (although their growth does seem to be stunted this year, but the early crop was good), as well as sounds galore (TV and radio ads – not too many so far, but it’s a little early so I have no doubt this will increase as we move further along in the election season). But the animal voices indicative of the change in season really seems to be picking up.
Why do I call them nuts? It is because all they do is try to convince me (the general me, not the specific me) not to vote for someone. I have not seen or heard anything telling me who to vote for in a positive sense. Even if there’s a ‘you should vote for (Romney/Obama/Ron Paul/whoever) because…..(wait for it)……the others are (Mormon/Muslim/socialist/evil rich person/fruitcake). Really? That’s supposed to convince me who to vote for? If I use those arguments and believe them as to why I shouldn’t vote for that person. Then the only logical conclusion I can draw is not to vote for anyone.
It seems more and more this is what modern politics is about. I want to put a challenge out there: is there someone who can tell me why I should vote FOR someone without using a negative argument about someone else?
I have to admit there are some times I wish politics would go away. If there were no such thing as politics, I think our lives would be SO much better. Then again, maybe we have to deal with the (seemingly) annual harvest of of nuts. At least for now.
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