On Political Safety

After a four-year blogging hiatus, I've re entered the vastness of the Internet with a new blog and an old topic: Politics.  

There's little need to explore the hazards of bringing up politics in any situation.  Everyone has an opinion, (almost) everyone will voice it by speech or by silence.  Few of us are immune, several don't give a damn, and all of us are affected by it. 

Which brings me to the point of this blog.  Is there safety in political discussion? Not neutrality, the idea of politics pretty much negates that.  But safety as in, can politics be discussed, analyzed, explored by people in the search for learning? Can we use politics to actually bring people together, instead of the divisiveness it's known for? 

So, who is best suited for the Safe Space? Answer: Inclusiveness. 

Who's not suited for the Safe Space? Exclusivity.  People who believe only their opinions count, or is the only moral option. Anyone who believes others don't deserve opinions because of who they are for any reason in background or social standing.  Toxic narratives that don't advance discussion or learning by finger-pointing and speculation as if we on line actually know each other. 

What will we cover in the Safe Space?  Everything political.  Current events, non-American events (thank God..sorry, that's me drifting), historic events, hypothetical events, politicians, and more importantly our view of how the World comes together in light of it all. 

Do we fight in the Safe Space? No. There is a time and place for everything, and these days, the term "pick your battles" has become so frequent we now short on Safe Spaces.  Let's breathe, take it in, gain some insight, and perhaps learn something. 

As we progress with this blog, contributions to the Safe Space will be welcomed. 

Let's do this.