I'm tired of mudslinging

Read it if you want to, take it how you will. I have the right to say how I feel since everyone else seems to do the same with no fear of who they might offend or bother...

In the past few months, drawing closer and closer to the Election, I've noticed that people's political views are causing a lot of fighting and hurt where there should be none, especially at a time like this. Mudslinging...I hate it! There's already enough on TV to make me want to stop watching. People blame one political party, leader, or view on unfortunate things happening to our nation.



There seems to be a fine line between the choice to vote, and the pressure to vote when it comes to how people feel.

Why call it the right to vote if each political party makes it seem as though there really is only ONE choice?

It seems a lot of harsh and offending things can be said about both parties, and a lack of respect for other peoples views and choices is taking place where it should not.



I respect and value the freedom of speech, right to chose, vote, and make a difference in our Nation. What I do not respect is the lack of understanding and respect itself for other fellow Americans strictly for one thing, not thinking the same.



No one person or party is right here, and I think it's gotten WAY out of hand. It really makes me lose a lot of respect for us as Americans if we can't respect and let be other peoples choices, even if they are nothing like our own. You don't have to agree...but that doesn't make you right either.



I have always said, Don't judge, for you are not me, and I am not you, your not living my life, and I'm not living yours. You never understand someone until you've walked a mile in their shoes...even then so, you really don't know the core of ones life. Let them make their choice and be happy they used their right to chose, cause that's really what it's all about.



Would you judge a friend for wearing a different color then your favorite color? Reading a different novel then your reading? Eating at a different restaurant then your favorite? No. Of course not, cause were free to make choices and experience anything we feel is best for us as a person.



The right to vote as an American is one of the greatest rights we have, so why take that right and criticize and argue with someone simply because they don't feel the same as you do? In experience I have found that only pushes them FURTHER away from your opinion, and closer to their own. Not many people like being told what to do. You have to be 18 to vote, so I assume we're all adults here.



Posting harsh things about other people's values, and choices doesn't make them see your side, it only offends them and builds a wall between them and yourself, thus making your point unheard.



Letting political outlooks come between friendships and relationships is NOT the point of us joining together as a Nation and making a difference...if we were meant to fight and be at war with one another, we wouldn't be Americans would we?

Over the years I've made the choice to keep my political and religious outlooks to myself. I do not discuss them openly, and I don't offer any information if I'm not asked directly, and I chose to ignore ALL Bashing of political parties on both sides, taking in only the facts, and I don't need a rude rant or smash session to open my eyes to what I have always felt was right. I have my choices, I know exactly who I'm voting for, I know what I want to see happen, and I don't care what anyone else thinks, and I know they certainly don't care what I think either if they don't agree with me.



I'm not CNN, FOX, or NBC news, and neither are you or your friends. We all have a newspaper, Internet, and TV, we know the facts, if you care enough you can research them yourself. If you want to know something, most information is available to you. Things your peers are posting isn't something some top secret FBI agent or white house spy has sent them, their getting their sources from all the same places you can get your info from too. If this is election is so important to you, then do your homework, study up, educate yourself. Don't let others push you in one direction or another, because you are not them, and they are not you.



So be wise and do the homework yourself, think for yourself, and chose for yourself. But most of all respect yourself, and respect others, there's already a big enough war going on, there's no need to bring it into your friendships.