Thinking politics...

[hatman]

Dear Flist,

I am in a quandary.

On the one hand, I don't like reading political posts on my flist. I don't like the idea of making them, myself. I don't want to go imposing my ideas on anyone else.

On the other hand, I firmly believe that our country needs to be taken in a better direction. And I believe that Obama is our best chance of getting that. And I regret not having done better in '04. It was a close race. In the time since the race, nearly half of the people who voted for Bush have decided that they no longer approve of him. If even a small fraction of them had only realized sooner, things would have been very different. If people like me, had spoken more frequently and effectively, maybe it would have been enough.

Then again, how likely am I to change your minds? If you don't already agree, that is? And what about the significant portion of you who don't even live in the US?

Yes, it is my journal and I can talk about whatever I want. But I need help figuring out what's right.

Thoughts?

Comments

[gmurray122.livejournal.com]

My thoughts are, you are on the right track! ;)

I never talked about politics until this year for those very same reasons. Didn't want to "impose" my views on others, either. And in a way I still don't want to. But if things in this country don't change soon, we're going to be worse off than ever.

[stellar-dust.livejournal.com]

I think if it's on your mind, you should blog about it. Don't worry about changing people's minds - just write what you're thinking.

[theblackshadow.livejournal.com]

I'm with stellar, if there are things on your mind, you're more than entitled to share in your journal. And it's definitely interesting for non-Americans to hear all the sides of what's going on--I know I'd be interested in posts about Germany, Canada, France and what have you if anyone else had a big election coming up! You can't change peoples' minds, but you can always encourage people to look at all sides of an issue, not just the side that their political party is concerned with.

[brianamj.livejournal.com]

I rarely talk politics, not because I don't want to impose, but I've never really given too much thought to all things politics. I sorta know what I believe in, but I'm too prone to devil's advocacy, or just random babbling. So it's hard to make a coherent argument. However, I did vote for Kerry.

Go ahead and write for what you believe in or what you want to express. If you feel people might not want to listen to it, there's always lj-cuts.

[beansideirae.livejournal.com]

sharing your views is not "imposing" until you try to coerce people to agree with you. the more viewpoints that are shared, especially if it's more than just "duh, i dont like stuff, duh", the more people are likely to think about it for themselves. and if people dont feel like reading politics, they can always skip it.

[acbshada.livejournal.com]

The nice thing about blogs is that they're ours. We can write what we want, when we want to write it. People can either choose to read it or not choose to read it depending on their interest or their relation to you in real/virtual life. Whatever.

If you want to write about politics and your political views and express a certain viewpoint on life or whatever else you might have on your mind, I'm of the faction that says, "Fine, do what suits you."

Other people are not required to read your views or respond to them same as you're not required to read other peoples' views or respond to them if you so choose. So I say go for it. :)

[doranwen.livejournal.com]

I would hate for someone to tell me not to post something political I feel about. People can skip over a post (I'm sure people skip over some of mine all the time), but it's ultimately your LJ. If you feel it's important, go ahead and blog about it. Of course, I suspect we might disagree quite a bit at times, but that's not a problem. I'm not against seeing the other point of view, even if I don't agree with it. :)