Let me tell you about where I live. Mind you, I love it here because it's the country, people aren't jammed up my rear and I get to see beautiful wildlife including deer, turkey, a very rare mountain lion appearance, Bobcats, chipmunks, turtles, squirrels, raccoons, quail, coyotes and twice in the last 30 years, a beautiful wolf. Most people are friendly and will strike up a conversation with you. Great, right?
Unfortunately, the political climate is charged and if it ain't Budweiser, it's not really around. I'm not going to get political and I believe everyone has the right to feel, believe, love and vote however they want. But I get real tired of hearing "That commie Mus-lam Osamabama done got it in fear our Guinns! He's ruined this here country. Gasoline done gone be eight dollars by time he's out! Who knows when that gonna happen! He's building FEMA death camps and gone declare martial law! The Muslim flag gone fly over White House yessiree." Blah, blah, blah. It gets old. Oh, and everywhere you go with a tv on, it Faux News and their propaganda-laden spiel.
Like I said, I don't care what side of the political spectrum you fall on. But I can't stand hearing that fear mongering bullshit.
Gas prices where I am at are always considered high for the national average (plus there is a price-fixing scheme here where every place in town sells for the exact same amount), but overall are way down this winter.
I'm just going to take one stir at this pot and then I'll leave it be. I find it funny, how much my own leanings have shifted in the past few years. I used to consider myself a very liberal person, but I feel like liberalism has changed a lot in recent years to become something that I don't care for. I feel I'm becoming more of a conservative-minded individual, but really not even that. I guess libertarian is more the word? I keep wondering when a candidate of this persuasion is ever going to get the chance to present their case, probably never. I'm just not a believer in policy that appeals to emotion, or appeals to someone's concept of morality. I think reason and liberty should trump both of these.
*drops mic and runs*
