Politics, the fringe and FaceBook.
Today is a good day for a story, a story about my own personal experience - however limited - with politics. I have to share my own personal evolution for the story to make sense, so if you want to know what makes me tick - read on. This story however underscores a lot of the frustration I have been feeling towards political acceptance in this country, again not so much from application, but from a philosophical desire to communicate with those that are of like mind. Before you cringe at my perceived desire for conformity I must say that a propensity for acceptance is quintessentially human. We want to be accepted by our friends, co-workers and family and be accepted based on who we are and what we believe. I would argue it is an established fact that those who do not wish to accept you for being 'you' are the ones to blame and not the other way around, often this measurement stick is used to judge the quality of friendship and other meaningful relationships. As