DUers, At What Age Did You Become Politically Minded and Why?

[Jspur]

125. In 1992

at the age 9 I became politically aware. My parents are from India but I was born in this country. Indians tend to be passionate about politics. For them following politics is like following a sport. I remember at a very young age my dad was obsessed with politics. When I was 9 years old he made me watch both the democratic and republican conventions. My dad is a democrat and the year was '92. At the time I didn't like Bill Clinton because he came across to me as a smug asshole. Believe it or not I thought Bush Sr was a better person than him at the time. Only reason I decided to root for Clinton was because of my Dad told me how he was better than Bush. My dad planted the seeds for me to Dem. My Dad believe it or not would listen to Rush Limbaugh a lot on the radio when driving. I would ask him why he would listen to him and his response was "I want to understand the belief system of the idiots who follow him." My dad would always stress to me you need to know the beliefs of the other side in order to defeat them in an argument and to push your own ideas. As time went along I would read more and learn more about both parties and just felt I could relate more with the Dems when it came to racial and economic issues versus the republicans.