I am very interested in politics, especially this year's historic election. Never before has there been an election like this, and I consider myself lucky to be able to vote for the first time during this particular election. So when I heard that the first debate would be taking place at Ole Miss, where all of my friends attend college, I just had to go check it out!
After our little scare that John McCain would back out, the debate went off without a hitch. It was so nice to visit the Grove before the debate and see every national news company you can think of, in Mississippi! We also listened to bands and senators up for re-election during the afternoon.
When the debate started everyone settled down, and for the most part put our political differences to the side, and listened to the two men, one of which will lead our country very soon. I was amazed how many different types of people were there. And that while the Senators were stating how differently they feel about the world's issues, we could sit and listen as a a group of people who all want the same thing: to better America, no matter how differently we feel about arriving there.
This experience reminded me of what Dr. Miller talks about in class, not only should we listen and respect others' opinions. But, we should also be able challenge each other mentally without prejudice or ignorance. I think this weekend helped grow in many different ways I, not only do I feel more responsible to my country, but also to myself, to understand the world and people around me.
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Your view on the election, and the world for that matter, is refreshingly optimistic. It is nice to hear from someone who is not so doom-and-gloom about everything.
Oh man, I wish I had had the opportunity to visit the debate! I guess so that it was great.
And like the person's comment before, I really liked how you described the atmosphere over there and that you are willing to focus on the best for this country :-)
I agree with the first person. It's good to hear an optimistic view. I am somewhat of a doom-and-gloom kind of person, but I believe that our next President might do some good for the country.
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