The older I get, the more liberal I become. How about you?

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43. I've become more Conservative.

50 years ago when I was becoming politically aware,
I thought Communism was a great idea.
The more I studied the situation I realized that
Communism, as espoused by Marx and Engels, had
little to do with how communist countries were
actually run.
These countries would say one thing and do another,
but I also discovered that almost all countries do this
to one degree or another.
I've watched with great distress as both major political
parties of the USA moved further to the Right, leaving me,
relatively speaking, moving further to the Left.
It has been a long time since I've heard the phrase.
"agree to disagree" and now what passes as political discussion
is little more than shouting matches and name calling.
The so called Main Stream Media rarely talks about important
subjects but instead amplifies trivial items and the latest
celebrity indiscretions.
It's no wonder that Mark Twain got more bitter to-wards the
end of his life.