You ask, I answer: Political Edition!

[teaberryblue]

In the spirit of Election Day, I thought this would be fun.

Ask me a question about my political beliefs. I will do my best to answer them. They can be on anything from big stuff like civil rights to little things like state tax issues to personal things like political moments that shaped my views.

This is not a place for debate or disagreement. I am going to be completely honest and that might mean that my views might piss someone off. I will ask you to contain your pissed-offedness and not debate in this post. Post your own post if you want to discuss. I usually like to debate but I don't want this idea to turn into that, not because I want to silence anybody, but because I want to keep it on the original subject.

Comments

[teaberryblue.livejournal.com]

I think we need about five parties to actually have a working democracy. I also think it needs to be an odd number because even numbers become polarizing us v. them things. Three parties is not enough to fix the system because as we've seen in three party elections, the third party candidate usually only serves to help deliver the election to the candidate who is least like them.

Things I look for in political candidates:
--An interest in public service.
--A willingness to compromise.
--A respect for all viewpoints.
--Intelligence and the ability to answer difficult questions.
--The courage to say that they don't know without making it sound like they're trying to cover up their lack of knowledge. Also, to apologize if they say something incorrect or offensive.
--An awareness of privilege and of oppression, especially as it relates to groups that they are not part of.
--A positive campaign message.
--Views that roughly correspond to mine.