Labels

I'm tired man. Politics are one of, if not the single most divisive force in our country. Our politicians are getting nothing done while the media (both sides) divides the country into 2 distinctively narrow-minded categories. Liberals think that conservatives are dumb rich bigots out to read the bible, shoot guns and hate non-whites. Conservatives think that liberals are dumb media-blinded anarchists ready to undermine the political order for the sake of saving one homeless aids baby. Both labels are stupid and far too narrow. And the act of placing yourself into one category and extolling the virtues of this one category is also silly. We are far too complex to be one or the other. We can be a little of both. It is impossible to have a civilized open discourse if you're too busy thinking that the other guy is an idiot. I don't claim to be anything close to a political expert, obviously, but these damn labels aren't doing any good for anyone. On either side.