tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-504195045693659634.post2989588481785116031..comments2023-04-26T08:01:29.393-05:00Comments on Life from Inside the Wheelbarrow: Just One of ManyWheelbarrowRiderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09786312554610653043noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-504195045693659634.post-32473313611894827582010-10-18T08:11:48.625-05:002010-10-18T08:11:48.625-05:00I hate politics! But I can't help watching and...I hate politics! But I can't help watching and learning all I can so I can stay informed on all the candidates and issues. I vote R mainly, but I definatly do not agree with all of what the R party stands for. The whole thing frustrates me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-504195045693659634.post-5951839625493149932010-10-17T20:09:44.923-05:002010-10-17T20:09:44.923-05:00I just realized that I may also come off as doing ...I just realized that I may also come off as doing the same thing, putting those I work with (or educators in general) in a box. Though it often feels like at least a majority are this way, I can not do the same thing that frustrates me and put them in a box as well. Just thinking aloud...WheelbarrowRiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09786312554610653043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-504195045693659634.post-88016752826777573732010-10-17T15:28:59.731-05:002010-10-17T15:28:59.731-05:00Great post, WR! Sorry I haven't commented late...Great post, WR! Sorry I haven't commented lately! I have been reading!<br />Good for you for standing up for yourself and setting the record straight! <br />I remember one time I was one the one making the assumption that one of my good evangelical friends was pro life... I started talking to her like she agreed with my opinions, but it quickly became apparent that this was not the case...Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02246642466824704112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-504195045693659634.post-33414403360990638192010-10-17T14:56:33.220-05:002010-10-17T14:56:33.220-05:00So true Lelia. I have so much to say about the pol...So true Lelia. I have so much to say about the political world that I am just going to keep quiet...haha, b.c if not, this would be a super long post. I love government (I teach about it) but politics in America is so darn corrupt that it infuriates me!!Awaiting a Child of God:)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00540004364799206393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-504195045693659634.post-51649363715034570042010-10-17T00:49:55.466-05:002010-10-17T00:49:55.466-05:00It's so very interesting to read this. And, it...It's so very interesting to read this. And, it's frustrating. Not only because they put you in a box (that's nuts!), but that the very people who claim to want diversity in all things are part of a group (educators) who largely think alike. Ironic!!!!<br /><br />Thank you for this!!Leila@LittleCatholicBubblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09357573787143230160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-504195045693659634.post-42352660172156256372010-10-16T14:22:18.479-05:002010-10-16T14:22:18.479-05:00People do have a psychological need to put others ...People do have a psychological need to put others in a box; I think when someone thinks they know how to categorize you, they can then figure out how to deal with you.<br /><br />I, too, work in education, having worked for a major university in California for several years. It is a fair generalization to say that educators K-college are mostly liberal Democrats. Yes, you are automatically assumed to be the same if you work in education. My being from NY only adds to that assumption.<br /><br />I am a 40-something woman who grew up in a pretty Republican/Conservative family. I usually fell into those party lines (always with the exception of being pro-choice), registered as a Republican at 18, and, until 2000, voted fairly consistently as a Republican. <br /><br />Over past 20 years, from contemplation and experience, I have shifted leftward in some areas. My views are conservative, liberal, and at points between the two. My family and some friends view me as a liberal. Some other friends and my co-workers view me as a conservative. I haven't voted since 2000 (voted for GWB and regret it), and I haven't registered since my move to the Left Coast several years ago. There are no parties with whom I can identify, and there really isn't one category into which I could be "boxed" appropriately. My comfort level is I am what I am and those around me will just have to deal with me as I have to deal with them. I hope you find your comfort level, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com