I have been considering starting a blog for some time now, so I figured I may as well actually do it. Sooner or later, I hope I can start my own site with a variety of sections devoted to current events ranging from politics, to sports, to even a little business maybe. But for now, I am starting with this because it is simple and free.
What I hope to accomplish is to help display the power of the moderate independent minded thinker. Moderates are often misunderstood. That is, we do not simply hold a centrist view on every situation because we cannot pick a side, but we realize that the world is much more than black and white. Sometimes we may take a particular side of an issue, but hopefully we never lose sight of why one with an opposing viewpoint thinks the way they do. At the moment, I tend to lean to the left with my political thought, but I have leaned to the right in the past. Both sides have strong points and both sides have weak points. Both sides have powerful evidence. Both sides have opinions built on lies and misinformation. In the future, I will write my opinions on issues that will make you feel I am a strong advocate for a particular side, which sometimes I am. But, I think I am more complicated than a simple label, hence the long "moderate independent minded thinker" label. As an example of this conflict and for the sake of full disclosure I will admit to voting for George W. Bush in 2004, an act that I regret, and I voted for Barack Obama in the Democratic Primary last week and plan on voting for Senator Obama in the general election. However, I would be unlikely to vote for Hillary Clinton in a general election.
I will stop my post here, so my first blog is short enough for all of you to actually read.
Rabbit
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