Who Can You Trust?

     A member of a Facebook Page I started for Independent Voters asked us to Share an article he wrote. At first read, it seemed obvious that it would make no sense to post it because it has a hard-right, conservative agenda and therefore would not be relevant to a Page dedicated to Independent-minded American voters. But we are posting it as he requested. Why? Because it illustrates exactly what is wrong with the "two-party system" way of thinking in America today. If you ever find yourself asking "can I trust the accuracy of what this person is saying when it comes to government or socio-political ideas?" ask yourself a simple question: are they a Democrat or Republican? If so, if either, then the answer is "no".
     Someone who has deliberately chosen to place themselves in one box that is ideologically illogical over another box that is equally ideologically illogical always has an agenda that is not being voiced, a very specific agenda: i.e. to see "their Party" win. Therefore their ideas are filtered through and skewed by this desire to win. They may believe that "their way" is the right way for the country, so no one can doubt their claim to sincerely love their country and want what's best for it. No one should take that away from them. But their agenda, their desire to see their party win, is what drives their thought processes. Any viewpoints or ideas they share will inherently lean either heavily or at best slightly more in the direction of the propaganda and dogma of their chosen political party -- rather than in the direction of logical pragmatic and rational thought for "what is best". It is no different than if someone voluntarily claimed to be a Communist or a Fascist for that matter. They are all boxes with agendas to win. Not to "do what is best."

     Their loyalty will always be to their desire to be on the winning side, to be right, rather than to what is best for the country they are a citizen of. An Independent Voter is someone who has found their way out of the box. If they freely claim to have no loyalty to any political party but to only desire what is best for their country, then they have a much better chance of sharing information that is unbiased, factual and accurate, as well as offering ideas and viewpoints that are free from indoctrination and therefore perhaps valuable.
     In a very short time, more Americans will register as Independents than either of the two historically traditional political parties in the United States. Soon after that, the Independents will out-number both Parties combined. Of course, what the Independents will do with that majority is still an unknown and up for grabs. But I dare say it will not look like what we have today. And for a variety of reasons that will be a very good thing for the United States of America.