I'm not sure why, but lately I've found myself pondering politics. Politics, of all things! Politics are terribly uninteresting to me, for the most part.. I sometimes find the activities of politicians as shallow and meaningless as the Hollywood gossip about who's dating who.

But yeah.. I've been wondering just where I stand in relation to other people in the nation. I never realized it before, but it seems like my views are somewhat unique in the nation. Not a single registered party I've found yet seems to share my opinions on social, economic, and civil issues.

Now, I never thought of myself as being extreme, especially since my views are pretty centrist on the whole. I actually agree with many of areas of various US parties' platforms. It seems my particular combination of views is what makes my leanings unique.

So I'm thinking about writing up my own little political manifesto, of sorts. I figure I'll start by outlining my "platform" -- the group of specific beliefs and ideals that founds the basis of my viewpoint. It'll be a challenge, since I admit I'm not extremely knowledgeable in a lot of the hot topics of political debate these days. But it should be a learning experience.. and who knows, maybe someday I'll discover that I'm not alone in my beliefs.
 
Edit [07/20/04]: The incomplete outline was published previously, but I'm moving it to Drafts (now that I have that option). Maybe someday I'll complete it and republish it.


- posted by CreatorBri @ 10:28 AM