“I’ve got a question for you: how can your husband see all of this and still not think that it is worth his time to take an interest in political things? It’s like seeing someone get mugged and just walking away. Except in this case, we’re ALL getting mugged.”
Great question!
I, too, used to think that politics was a dirty game a waste of time, until I finally asked myself, what exactly is politics?
And after a bit of pondering, I came to the realization that politics is about my self interest. Politics is a fight for your interests. Thus you have a choice. You can stay on the sidelines and let other people decide what’s best for you or you can get in the game, join people that share your interests, and try to affect those decisions.
The other thing that I realized is that, politics is a perpetual tug of war. It is a constant struggle. It was, it is, and will always be. The reason is simple - people have different interests and they will constantly struggle to promote them.
Therefore I consider people that bemoan the lack of “bipartisanship” and “reaching across the isle” as naive at best and more than likely, ignorant of the true nature of politics.
He knows more physics than all of us. He a musician and artist, too. These things he needs to do in his spare time and with his mind. He escorts me to Tea Parties.
Politics is two wolves and a sheep deciding who is for breakfast.
Let’s keep it civil, now.