My political wish-list

I've always tried to steer clear of politics on this blog. Politics are such a divisive and passion-filled issue, and my experience is that entering into it on social media is usually a fruitless effort. Many things recently, however, have made me think that there is value to speaking up and voicing an opinion. No, I'm not going to tell you which candidate to vote for. That's your own decision. I can, however, give a wish-list. So here it is:

1) I wish people would remember to treat each other with love and respect. This goes for everyone, not just the people who agree with them. It's easy to be respectful of people who agree with you. It's a lot harder to be respectful of someone with a dramatically different worldview than you.

2) I wish people would try to work with the people that don't agree with them. Wouldn't it be nice if there was more compromise in our government so that people could actually get stuff done? The "my way or the highway" approach of politics these days reminds me of a childhood playground, and I don't mean that as a compliment.

3) I wish people would find out if their candidates were telling the truth, and actually care if the candidates lie. If we don't require them to be honest, who will?

4) And finally, I wish people would fact-check the stuff they share on social media. I know I've said this before. I just don't know if I can say it enough.

So that's my list. Seems simple, right?

Sigh...

(I'll be funny on my next blog... Promise)