Moving on....

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So here's what I think happened. We all got pretty excited for the election, (including myself) and once the whole 4 year event was over..... relief. But this is in no way over. The 58 million people who voted for McCain are still out there, they didn't become Obama supporters the moment he won. Now, a lot of those people are reasonable human beings who voted on a couple reasons that are very near and dear to them. And for every one of those, there's a guy who knows nothing about what he voted for, he just voted. This exists on both sides, and the goal has to be to inform everyone of what's going on in this country. Now is the time to make the big push to get some progress in this country. One president can't clean up after all the blunders of the past, nor can he undo all the effects of outside forces.

Suits

But politics confuses things purposefully. Distractions and convoluted topics have easily controlled images to ease their usage over other politicians and the general public. Complex issues are broken down into slogans to stump and frustrate the opposition, avoiding facts and substance to elicit emotional responses, and their usage can often betray a lack of true understanding of an issue.

It is key to avoid the simplicity of issues and cut to more balanced, informed points of view. Some digging on an issue you are passionate about can reveal points and counterpoints to your arguments, and you'll need to be well versed on both to effectively inform or persuade.

Now.....

Find one good topic. One thing you love to argue. Something you could talk about all day, and learn every single thing about that topic. Find multiple sources, listen to multiple views, find source material, dig past propaganda. Then convince somebody, completely, to your point of view. You'll probably screw up the first couple times, but you'll learn what you need to know to get the next one.

Or go grab some KFC. I'll let Lacey May post that one.