Category: Politics
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My Journey in Privilege and Relationships
I want to share my journey through understanding privilege and the relationship between myself and those around me. I’m not sure who this text is for. It’s certainly not meant to be a full recount of all of the issues in societies and how they should be fixed – I am nowhere near that insightful.…
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Work, Family, Friends, and Choice
I want to preface this with a few disclaimers. First, the thoughts here do not necessarily reflect those of my wife or anyone else related to me. Second, I absolutely love my job, my friendly, and those around me. Finally, I recognize that I have a wealth of privilege that enables me to make the…
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Choice Only Benefits the Priveleged
I’ve been doing a bit of reflecting on my political views, and I think I’ve identified the reason I tend to prefer the federal government setting social and commercial laws and regulations over allowing businesses or states the freedom to decide whether or not to set these policies. Most of it boils down to the…
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Making America White Again
“The New Colossus” Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, With conquering limbs astride from land to land; Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command…
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I Voted for Hillary Clinton, and I Think You Should Too
My hope with this post is that it will help provide some extra context for my political beliefs, as well as what I look for in political candidates. I will likely speak in relatively general terms, as I believe this is more effective than attempting to discuss specific policies. If we are able to discuss…