Thank you.
In a way, almost nothing needs to be so politically divisive. We make it so. Far too often, I feel. You care about the environment? You must be liberal. You want smaller government? You must be conservative. Etc. The truth is, we politicize just about everything these days when at their cores, they're just different human values. Values that, for better or worse, have almost been co-opted by each major party to suit their (but not necessarily our) purposes.
Caring for the environment, wanting smaller government where more of your money stays in your pocket... these are just common things that I think a lot of liberal and conservative folks can already agree on. There are things I like about the conservative party and things I like about the liberal party. But it's not because I'm conservative, or because I'm liberal. It's because I've looked at the values of each issue that comes up, and pick one that I think is the best for me. It happens to fall into one camp or the other. I don't let the politics of it all bother me. I'm just a simple humanist that doesn't know much but is trying to do what is best for me, while doing my best not to hurt or bother anyone different from me in the process.
I learned about environmental conservation and responsibility, not at some "big liberal university" but my father. A very conservative fellow. Funny ol' world.
Mods: Apologies for making this post rather political, though hopefully not politically-charged. Some people keep trying to turn this into some sort of liberal vs. conservative issue, so I am addressing that point whilst using those terms. I think it's just a human issue. Well, an elephant issue... but you get my point.
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