In light of an unsuccessful campaign to become the president of my middle school as an 8th grader, I have no plans on entering politics and running for political office. But, I have been learning so much about civic engagement, policy making, advocacy, and the larger realm of politics. Several days ago, I spent 2 days in Washington DC to continue that education. And while I wasn’t able to play hoops with President Obama and throw him a couple elbows, I even had the opportunity to attend a briefing in the White House. While it wasn’t as surreal as I expected, it was a neat experience nevertheless.
While I’m not able to disclose too much of this gathering, we had a conversation that I feel like I’m hearing and reading quite often:
The topic of civility.
…And particularly around the discourse of politics.
Ahhh, the conversation of politics.
As I shared with my church recently, I’m not looking forward to the next election season in two years. If folks thought that the most recent presidential election were intense, heated, and vicious…wait till the 2012.
As an independent voter with Continue reading “the inconsistency for the call of civility”
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