Good Morning, ,
I don’t much care for the way we communicate with each other,
Don, and I can’t imagine that you like it, either. Sure, we may have
strong political disagreements but why should that make us
so snarky? If you want to continue the effort (and if you don’t that’s
fine, too) I hope that we can change the tone. Let’s see if we can really
try to understand each other a little better.
In an effort to do just that, I would love to know when it was
that you think your political philosophy started to take shape? And
what was it that influenced your thinking? I grew up in a divided
home, where politics were concerned, and I thrived on it. Yes,
dinner-table discussions would sometimes gravitate to heated arguments but I
loved every moment of it. I don’t believe my parents ever thought much
about their politics but, looking back, I can tell you that my mother was
a born Liberal and my dad was a strong conservative. At that time, I
didn’t have any idea of what I was or where I stood. I was just a kid and,
understandably, ignorant. But I liked the passion in the discussions. Even
as a kid, I knew It was good theatre.
My brothers and sister and I all ended up in dad’s camp but, for
me, that didn’t really happen until years later. It wasn’t until I started
driving a school bus, where you spend a lot of time waiting. I grew to
hate that sitting-around-doing-nothing time on the bus. So, I got into the
habit of filling the time with books. I hate to admit it but I’ve read more
in the last fifteen years than I ever did in school. Sad, huh?
I’d pick a subject that interests me, subjects where I
have questions or doubts, and pretty much devour books about it. The
first subject a tackled was religion, because I wanted to know what were,
and are, my real beliefs. That worked out very well for me, so I
went on to American History. I’d always been mildly interested in our
history but I had never really studied it. Anyway, it was during that
time when I developed a real love and appreciation for our country
and how it came to be.
I am probably boring you to death so I’ll cut it off
here. Suffice to say that it was when I really dug into our history that my
politics started becoming clear for me.
I hope things are good for you,
Dick
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