One of mothers (Cathy, for those of you who know me well enough) is a very political person, and from a very young age she started to raise me with those ideals and beliefs and did her best to teach me how to a be a good person. And for the most part she succeeded. I'm a good listener, I try my best to be respectful of others opinions, and I share the majority of the liberal ideals she has. But where our differences is lie is in our outgoing natures as political individuals. She is very open, expressive, and at some points aggressive with her beliefs and makes sure other people know of her beliefs and stances in times of conflict. I, on the other hand, am one of the most reserved political individuals you will meet. It's not that I don't have beliefs or I'm not not strong willed in them, it's just that I grew up in a different culture and saw different things occur.
In my eyes, the extreme polarization of politics is the biggest issue in our political system. My mother, along with several others, would instead say it is the opposing party for not being able to see the right way; their way. For me, I do not consider myself to be of any political party, I hold a lot of liberal beliefs, but I have only seen republican and conservative beliefs from a specific lens, and while I don't think my views on human rights or distribution of healthcare would change, I think it would help me understand how to argue my points if I understood others. My mother says she tries her best to see the other side of things but I don't think she does truly. And so until I can say I see both sides as clear as day and can pick and choose what I want to argue for, I refuse to be openly aggressive with my beliefs, cause how is anyone supposed to even consider my ideas if I don't have a counterclaim to them?
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