The Problem With Right-Wing Ideology

The problem with right-wing ideology is simple: the right wingers attempt to take the person out of politics.

For them, politics and the practice of governance is a game. It's a game to gain more money and more power. It's a game to see how the sheep will react with scare tactics.

"Beware the black man!"

"Beware the immigrant!"

"Beware the poor!"

But individuals are taken out, according to right wingers. 45,000 people died last year from lack of health care. But to the right wingers, this isn't important. Did it happen to someone they know?

And this is why I consider myself a liberal. I don't care about ideology. I care about people.

I care about the individuals I deal with on a daily basis. The students I teach at school and the stability of their home lives is important to me. I want them to be taken care of. I want to know that if something happens, they or their parents get sick, their lifestyles can remain the same. I care about my mother and father. They've worked their whole lives. Do they deserve to go broke if they get majorly sick?

I wish the right wingers would realize that politics is not a game. That decisions they make regarding health care isn't a win for the D's and a loss for the R's. They need to realize that the decisions they make on this issue would be a win for all of us, and for each of us.