Don't Call it Terrorism

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5. That particular dark piece of our history is why I eschew party loyalty

I have always thought carefully about who and what to vote for or against, and party affiliation is way down on the list of factors that I consider. I place it slightly over gender and sexual orientation (which I have never considered at all.)

Even a good party can go through a bad phase, or go down an ideological blind alley. Every party in history has produced at least a few bad players. Every party has been squarely on the wrong side of an issue more than once.

I've been politically aware for long enough to have seen good and bad ideas come from Republicans and Democrats. Being on the correct side of things at one time provides no guarantee that a person or group will never be wrong in the future.

We must all be vigilant. It is our civic duty to keep our elected leaders on the correct course at all times.