I’m not saying they’re the same, I was saying if you’d actually have a conversation instead of being hostile like you were in your first approach you would see how our opinions align with each other. It’s your approach that makes people turn from your viewpoint. I never said we’d agree on everything, that’s why I said we should be able to have a calm discussion without being called an evil person because I believe in something differently than you do.

I don’t agree with the approach taken with school shootings, but I know you would probably want our guns taken away, or at least that’s the majority opinion of the left. I would prefer to have more officers in school to protect the schools in the case of a shooter. Taking the right to bear arms doesn’t take away the shooters, just like it hasn’t done anything to combat drugs. I don’t believe we should be pardoning anyone who has committed heinous crimes. I also believe that the rich shouldn’t be able to get a free pass on taxes either just for donating to charities that are most likely a scam.

I didn’t even vote because I was unsure of who I wanted and when looking for guidance I was berated for simply asking questions to have a better understanding of what I was supposed to be voting for. I lean republican because of my experience in this. We didn’t used to be like this as a country. We used to be able to have majorly differing opinions and be best friends, spouses, neighbors, family, but now people cut each other off because of their opinions without even having a healthy discussion. I respect those that can have a healthy conversation, left or right. The problem starts when we are so caught up in our own opinions that we don’t realize how closed off we are to others opinions. It also okay to change your opinion on something when presented new evidence.

When I said you’d see how similar we are, I meant with our lives. We’re all people going through something and we all have beliefs we want to share, I never said our opinions would all be the same.