It's amazing how well you convey that paradox to my left-ponded brain. I miss many of your allusions, but I still get the meat of what you're saying.
I skipped politics early. Social studies were my least favorite subject, and I consistantly failed to find interest in govermental wrangling and lawmaking. My appreciation for history grew from a personal quest to learn more about our Civil War and evolved sometime around when Ross Perot discuss our national debt on TV. I began to look for more sense in my government, since certain things seemed like a given. I had a debate just yesterday on the ideals of our Constitution and whether those ideals should be exported internationally, or whether our leadership role in the world was not bound by the same ideals that bound our domestic behavior. I think the crux of my issues with politics revolve around my personal belief that constitutional morality IS exportable... and that a nation can't expect anyone to be civilized if it can't even follow its own ideals. But then again, I'm a 40/60 kinda guy and don't mind taking a hit if it makes the world a better place.
bah... too early... too sore... not enough coffee.
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I skipped politics early. Social studies were my least favorite subject, and I consistantly failed to find interest in govermental wrangling and lawmaking. My appreciation for history grew from a personal quest to learn more about our Civil War and evolved sometime around when Ross Perot discuss our national debt on TV. I began to look for more sense in my government, since certain things seemed like a given. I had a debate just yesterday on the ideals of our Constitution and whether those ideals should be exported internationally, or whether our leadership role in the world was not bound by the same ideals that bound our domestic behavior. I think the crux of my issues with politics revolve around my personal belief that constitutional morality IS exportable... and that a nation can't expect anyone to be civilized if it can't even follow its own ideals. But then again, I'm a 40/60 kinda guy and don't mind taking a hit if it makes the world a better place.
bah... too early... too sore... not enough coffee.