It happened a few weeks ago that I tuned into the radio after the start of a report on education. I found myself agreeing with what I was hearing as the tone was supportive of\u00a0free or near free college, spoke of increased and equitable access and of education being a worthy investment for our collective success in the future as well as the USA being very behind many other countries, on and on.<\/p>\n
But I felt wrong nodding along with the program because I thought the politician being interviewed and discussed was a republican. All I could think was maybe I was misunderstanding the point of the report, maybe all that the statements were\u00a0not really good, even though I was right there with him on the ideals. Maybe the last few statements were going to say something horrific, either showing that I was\u00a0intentionally duped or illustrating a fundamental lack of connection on his part by claiming he would give this free education only to students who learn to carry guns and…I don\u2019t know, kill women\u2019s desires to work outside the home.<\/p>\n
It turned out the subject politician in that report was a democrat and I turned into my driveway and shut off our EV feeling justified, and with a great sense of \u201call is right with the world\u201d. Yeah, label me now. I agree with you. But tell me you don\u2019t judge the content of a report or article once you hear \u201crepublican\u201d or \u201cdemocrat\u201d.<\/p>\n