There are moments when you are just sitting minding your own
busy when suddenly you ears flutter to people talking. Well, for me it happen to be at a birthday
party for a friend of my wife and I was sitting with a elder couple and a
somewhat late thirties white male. They
were talking about politics and their points of view on the going on of the
world.
At first, I would have to admit I
try to pay no mind, but their conversation drew me in with every passing moment
till I eventually would take part. I would say that it was one of the highlights of the party
for me, because it allowed for two sides of the coin to have a decent non-troll
like conversation that is missed in today’s political lexicon. Adults have an deep and interesting
conversation in which they can find points to agree on and points to adamantly
disagree on. They share their
perspectives of free market to the birth and success of Obamacare. The nuance of the their talking points and
deep thought thrilled me in which I wish I could have that with some of the
people I met on twitter.
So I am sitting there listening to what he can be called a
“free-thinking” conservative and a moderate liberal. It was a cordial but
heated debate at times but mostly subdued.
It was a political conversation that we all wish we can have with
family, friends or strangers. It was conversation
done with respect and also fostered good human decency between the two
viewpoints.
It makes you wonder what does it really mean to be political
involved? Does being mean-spirited and rude show that you are or is it allowing
both sides to air their opinions and find common ground.
So a table conversation is still a possibility in this
modern political era, where hostility and who is the loudness seems to drown
out common sense and human decency.
Where does that leave us? Is there a way that
we can come back from where we stand now and take a seat at the Table again? It
is an idea and maybe it can become a reality. Wishful thinking I guess
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