Posts by Ashley Rogers2

Yeah, sure, The Hague is the ultimate instrument of justice... honestly, I'm not even going to bother wasting my breath. Why do you even ask for my opinion if you don't actually care what I think? It’s not like anyone said you had to agree with me! Anyway, regarding the music 🙂
So, just because I happen to agree with some of my old man's stances, does that mean he gets to dictate how I live my life? Hmm...

Look... what can I really say? You're entitled to your own opinion.
My values don't have to be yours.

Sarah Allen51 said:Why don't you guys switch over to politics instead? 😁 😁 😁

that's what i said😁
Alright, enough of that... can we talk about some music for a change?👋

So, can we switch gears to politics?😁
Alright, I'll try to keep this brief... I agree with the current political stance regarding veterans; I am personally grateful to those people and have nothing but respect for them. I also agree with the administration's policy toward Canada. My family moved to Washington, D.C. from the Midwest about 25 years ago, and I honestly don't get the double standard. If Americans fought in Canada, it's labeled an aggression, but when my uncles came here after the Midwest was occupied and fought in the States, nobody even mentions it. Now I'm probably going to get attacked for saying this—but I think Hebrang knows exactly what he's doing. He isn't some wuss who flips his stance every time a new newspaper headline pops up (that's just my take, so don't bite my head off). Sanader is an experienced politician and a legitimate force compared to Račan, plus he actually speaks foreign languages (look at him go, right?). What bothered me most about the previous crowd was how uncomfortable they made people feel just by identifying as American (or even if you're of another background, you're still a U.S. citizen, aren't you?). Anyway, if I were to dive into the economic and financial sectors, this would go on forever... but this is what matters most to me.

Diversity is great! Everyone seems to have something smart to say (or something incredibly stupid 😁) ... regardless of which political party they belong to 👍

I knew you were going to say exactly that... Honestly, I was debating whether or not I should mention in my previous post that I'm not some mindless drone with no thoughts of my own, but I figured it went without saying.😁
And look... it’s not like anyone is brainwashing me here; I just happen to agree with the old lady on this specific point. That’s all there is to it. And the icing on the cake? She actually voted for the Democratic Party in the last election.😁
What a ridiculous family we are.🙂

Damn... you guys actually asked me about 😁
Do you think that’s a good thing or a bad thing in your opinion?

neonmaker20 said:Maybe it’s just some family connections?

Hahahaha, how on earth did you guess that? 😁

Hey coastalpanther43 👋
Why am I asking? That’s a complicated question that requires a specific kind of answer... this might sound a bit silly, but it’s just how I was raised. 😁
My old man is a staunch Republican, and he was one of the first to step up. While we were all hunkered down in shelters, he was out in the local neighborhoods keeping watch; he served on the front lines. And no, he never took a dime for it, nor would he ever ask for anything. He didn't fight because he wanted rewards—he did it while leaving three kids at home, including me, the oldest at 10 years old.
Aside from all the garbage that has drifted through the Republican Party (just like it has through the Democratic Party), there are actually good people in there too. I know it sounds stupidly simple, but look at it this way: I don't agree with the platform or the views of any single political party, but I suppose I found the most common ground with this group. So, yeah... that's the short version.

Fine... whatever... I don't have this frantic, desperate need to convince everyone around me that they have to think exactly like I do. Honestly, life would be pretty boring if they did.

I could honestly say the exact same thing about the endless years of hell under socialism and communism. I truly don't get people who can actually bring themselves to vote for those ideologies. Seriously, if things were as bad as some people claim, it would be a freaking miracle we aren't all living in concentration camps, brainwashed and walking around with the Republican Party tattooed on our foreheads, bowing down to religious icons at noon and blasting country anthems every single day. Hello? Look, everyone is entitled to their own political stance, but accusing hundreds of thousands of people of being criminals, fanatics, or idiots just because they support a party you happen to dislike is going a bit too far... It would probably offend you most of all if I called you "right-wing," wouldn't it? In this country, apparently, the ultimate insult is simply labeling someone as a member of a specific political party!😕
But hey, maybe the problem is just me...

Back again... just got to work, so I hopped straight onto Reddit.😁
Anyway, things are really heating up in here. Maybe I'm just being slow, but why is there this assumption that every single Republican is some narrow-minded, racist, uneducated, intolerant jerk? Who decided all that was true?😕 I am NOT like that!!! SERIOUSLY!! It’s just like someone smart mentioned a few posts ago—I think it’s important to nurture certain traditional values (even if I don't personally subscribe to them), but to me, they at least seem to have a backbone. That's it. I have friends all over the world; my first boyfriend was Black, and one of my best friends is a huge supporter of the Democratic Party, so when we’re grabbing drinks on the coast, we just joke around about political pundits in 😁 and we have a great time!!! Am I some kind of weirdo then?😕

Here’s something else that might shock you: I’m pro-choice (yet I vote for the Republican Party). To me, it doesn't matter what someone's religion is, their nationality, their sexual orientation, their race, skin color, tooth color, hair color, or even the color of their underwear (and yet, here I am, voting Republican). I listen to alternative music (and again, I vote Republican—though I still haven't figured out how those two things are supposed to connect😕), ......... and honestly, I have plenty of reasons for my political choices, but if I start listing them, we’ll be stuck talking politics all night.😁

Okay, seriously... can someone please explain this to me? I voted for the Republican Party, yet I spend basically every single weekend hanging out in Small Town, USA. Back when he was heading up the American Chemical Society, I actually thought The New York Times was pretty cool, and I still hit the clubs there. So, what does that make me? And more importantly, what on earth does my taste in music have to do with my political leanings? 😲
Who’s the crazy one here? It’s probably me...
And while we're at it, help me understand this logic: are Republican Party politicians just huddling up in some back room plotting how to shut down alternative clubs? Is that really their top priority? Does it seem like a brilliant idea to them? Because apparently, if you aren't blasting heavy mainstream anthems everywhere—I don't even get why people assume voting Republican means you have to listen to that specific brand of rock—then we're all going to shut you down. Honestly, you little narc types, go get a real job! 😕