Reality Check

"Let me tell you something. For the first time in my adult life, I am proud of my country, because it feels like hope is finally making a comeback." See Fox News Article

The question was raised, has she not been proud of our country for the rest of her adult life? This sparked quite a discussion in our office. I'm sure everyone has strong opinions about this one, and I would like to hear them. Today I would like to step back to pose a question, and not voice my own opinions on this subject. Before anyone responds, let me lay out the ground rules: Keep it clean and refrain from any personal attacks. I will moderate this and step in if necessary. I want this to be a safe place to express views and facts, not a battlefield. 

I will share my views on politics as a whole: I believe politics in general is severely flawed. I worked in a senatorial campaign for a summer and I learned first hand what politics is all about. I see the real politics, not the glorified media edited, for the masses politics. I see people speaking as democrats/republicans/and perhaps sometimes third parties, not as individuals. I see people buying into propaganda and sometimes even outright lies. I see party agendas pushed, not America's agenda. I see facts and information spun one way or another to support the party's views. I see people devoting their entire life and livelihood to digging up dirt on people. I see people rallying behind parties without knowing or wanting to see the entirety of who they are supporting. What I want to see is people weighing the information for themselves, thinking for themselves, and voting based on what a candidate will do with our country in the next four years. So please, speak your own mind, not the collective mind of whatever party you may be allied to.