I Pledge My Allegiance To No Party

Many people think that I am a Democrat. I use to identify as a staunch Republican, but over the past few years my views have changed.

Let me make one thing clear. I do not pledge my allegiance to any party whatsoever. The Democratic and Republican Party are the same in my opinion. They each champion different causes, but I have found that they do it in the same manner.

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When I look at the Democratic and Republican Party I see these two empires with their own agenda. I also see that they each are wanting to win, no matter the expense. They attack each other, accuse each other of various things, but when you boil everything down and really examine things, it's like looking in the mirror and attacking yourself.

Each party has things in their 'arsenal' that they use to boost themselves up. Although their arsenals may not be tit-for-tat 100% equal, it winds up being basically a draw in the end. Below I will give some examples:

• Democrats have the support of the Unions, whereas Republicans have the support of corporations.
• Republicans have the Koch brothers, whereas Democrats have George Soros and Warren Buffett. 

 Another thing that these parties have in common is this 'ride or die' all or nothing mentality. Win at all costs. Yet each party continually bitches about the other party doing shady shit and when you can look at both parties, chances are they are both doing shady shit. The accusing party justifies it because they are doing it in the name of said party. I call bullshit.

I have not found room for a person like myself in either of the major two parties. I am a person who values the truth. I call people and groups on their bullshit no matter if I agree or not with them. Truth and transparency are not negotiable. I do not believe in following blindly and pledging my allegiance with some group or party. I refuse to be a sheeple. I don't like the 'by any means necessary' tone that both the Dems and Republicans have.

I get this feeling from the Dems and GOP that if you don't follow them in lockstep then you are out. If you criticize anything that the party does, or stray a millimeter away or you do not just follow along with the will of the party, then you are automatically assumed to have the worst of intentions and are ostracized. I am of the belief that that type of behavior, blind obedience may be what got us to where we are in the first place. That blind obedience is what has polarized the two parties so much.

I guess the important thing is to be confident in your beliefs and stand firm in them. Don't just go along to get along. Truth is not subjective, does not change and has no agenda. At times I may be standing alone, and I am ok with that, because as the two parties march on, I can see that for whatever reason, they have marched past the truth.  My morals and values tell me my job is to be transparent, honest and stand by the truth, even if I am standing alone.

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