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My Political Party Is Better Than Yours

No, no one's party is better than anyone else's.

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My Political Party Is Better Than Yours
PBS - We The People

Hold up, yes, you DID just read that title. And no, before you get all uptight, this is not what you think it is about. No, my political party is not better than yours or anyone else's. Actually, what the title represents is what quite a large population of Americans believe, and it shocks me.

As you may have noticed when you scroll through your News Feed, whether you are on Twitter, Facebook, or some other mass social media site, there are many times where you may see something someone posted or shared that erupts into a huge debate and eventually things start to become a political bloodbath. What happened that makes people like this? Whether you are Republican, Democrat, or any other party, why do you have to pick a fight with someone else's opinion? I sure wouldn't want someone jumping down my throat for sharing their own personal opinion, so why do it? We now live in a generation where people realize that they can openly express their opinions and not be shamed for it, and good for that! That's the way it should be in this world. Unfortunately, some people believe that with the right of openly expressing yourself and your feelings, that it is okay to trample upon the beliefs of others.

We have all seen it happen. We all see the political debates in our social media feeds and sometimes even in person. Utilizing your freedom of speech is not something that should be taken for granted. If you have an opinion to share, then share it, but please, be civil and don't create a fight or argument.

What my call to action is, is that there can be the sharing of opinions, you can post whatever you please (as long as it is not degrading towards another political party), and in return, there will be no hatred from someone with a differing opinion. That would be in a perfect world, though. We are not in a perfect world, and no one is perfect, we are always going to have those people who create a fight just to create a fight, and also those people who want to get their opinions out by sharing someone else's thoughts and degrading them.

What I challenge you to do is simple: if you see someone who posts something of value to them, and you may disagree, just keep swiping past it. It is not your responsibility to react if you don't like what is said or posted. It is also not okay to degrade someone else based on their political beliefs. Not only does it make the original poster feel extremely ashamed, but it makes you look even worse.

This is what I challenge, and this is how we close the battlefield between the two parties. No one's political party is better than another.

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