I agree that in many occasions it’s best to just avoid heated political debates…the dilemia was more related having a friend who brings stuff up, but yet really doesn’t have lot of information on the subject, and how to deal with that in a respectful manner. I wouldn’t say that I was a liberal elitest, that’s pretty harsh…yes I am more liberal than conservative, but I do recognize that each party and view point has a lot to offer; and sadly I don’t have much faith that any of the candidates are capable of really making the changes that our government and country need due to the deep systemic problems that have been rooted in the system.
When I was talking about “educating” my friend, I should have further clarified. I wasn’t educating her on the candidates different views, it was more basic than that…I had to explain to her what a primary was, what the GOP stands for, an no, Obama wasn’t the Mormon candidate (seriously – scary, this woman has a college degree, yikes!)
After thinking about my post, I think more my frustration wasn’t that of being offended by her bluntness and lack of being sensitive that I might have different views, but her lack of knowing anything about government, politics, economics – which is something that I don’t just see in that friend, but many people I encounter. And this kind of “head in the sand” attitude about what is going on in both our country and the world really concerns me. I think that’s more were my frustration is…
