“Life is a Dichotomy, neither black nor white but a series of shades between light and dark.”
-Unknown
You, like I, may have flat out hated or not cared about politics at some point in your life. They don’t make for the best dinnertime conversations, no one can ever agree on anything, all news is biased- what’s the good in any of that?
On the surface, there is nothing good about it. It is up to our elected officials to create the good and be the change their constituents want to see in our country. This is why it’s extremely important for We the People to be knowledgable about candidates and officials who represent us on the state and national level.
Many Americans stay out of politics because of how divisive they can be. Many Americans blindly vote for whoever and whatever they were raised to believe in without even glancing at other perspectives. Research isn’t done and the swing votes go to whichever side screams the loudest, or worse, swing votes go uncast.
I’m here because I firmly believe that the divisiveness in our country has to ease up. Individuals across the political spectrum are more concerned with getting their own way instead of getting our way- the American way. We’ve lost the art of compromise in the race to fulfill our agendas, and we’ve caught ourselves and future generations in the crossfire.
I’ll be posting my informed opinions and beliefs on a variety of topics as they come up in national news and as I feel like it. As different events occur and new information is released, you may see edits to posts or new posts about the same topic. My goal is to be as unbiased as possible when reporting facts, and to support my left- or right-leaning opinions with factual evidence from a variety of sources. If you read something you disagree with, keep reading. Either we’ll learn something new or we’ll have something to debate. If you have questions, sources, or opinions you’d like to share, feel free to send an email to thepurplepolitics@gmail.com or leave a comment. You can also request topics you’d like to get updates on or would like to see get covered!
My opening quote sums up my beliefs. Politics are a dichotomy, neither red nor blue, but a series of shades between the two.
Red. Blue. Red. Blue.
Purple.
Best,
Katelynn D. Haynes
The Purple Politics 