The media loves to identify the American voter as being either red or blue. States are divided into these two colors to distinguish between those which lean more toward the democratic party and those which are predominantly republican. Like a lot of things portrayed by the media, this is an overly simplistic way of dividing a nation that, the last time I checked, was still called The United States of America, not The Divided States of America.
When polled, most Americans are neither red or blue, but somewhere in between. Hence, The Violet Eye Watch. Because our media tends to give more voice to the far right and left of the nation, we begin to think what is wrong with us as individuals because we do not seem to follow the thinking and agenda of our most extreme political minds. We are more of a violet nation than we realize.
The Violet Eye Watch will share with you thoughts, questions, and writings that hopefully will awaken you and get you to see you do not have to be entirely red or blue. It's okay to oppose abortion while favoring the death penalty, just don't consider yourself to be a right to lifer. There is nothing wrong with supporting the closing of our border while being willing to grant amnesty to those here already illegally. It does not make you a hypocrite, racist, or stupid. Mostly, you do not have to prescribe to the limited thinking of one political party over the other. Both have their own agendas they want to shove down our throats. Both give us reason to be concerned about their motives. And once in a while, both come up with an idea that is worth pursuing no matter what our political leanings may be.
What this space is not meant to be is a forum to spew the type of hate and vitriol that accomplishes nothing; that's what Facebook is for. However, you should be able to turn to this page and read intelligent takes on subjects that concern us. You should feel free to respond, disagree, and offer a different take without ripping someone you do not know (thoughtful and intelligent disagreement is encouraged).
So there you have it. Start the discussion by sending me a thought, concern, or solution to something that is on your mind. I will do what I can to post it and share with you some of my thoughts as well.
The Violet Eye Watch
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