The gist of your message, and THANK YOU for taking the time to write a thoughtful post, is correct. But some of the details are incorrect from my perspective. There isn't a single person from the "left" that I know (and I work with them) that "promotes potentially immoral behavior". There is nothing wrong with a person being themselves, as long as they are not physically harming others. I don't care if you're all tatted up, pierced up or you belong to a satanic club, as long as you're an inherently good person. There are many people I know from the right, who PREACH right from wrong, but they sure don't lead lives that reflect their preaching. They're also letting their little kids play with guns and knives, and whathave you, and claiming "the Bie Bull teaches sur vie vull". There are nutcases everywhere, on both sides of the fence.
Regarding border security, I'm RIGHT THERE WITH YOU. The left, IMO, has done their level best to just open everything up, and let everyone in. I don't agree with that. Like you, for the sake of maintaining the integrity of the whole, there ought to be rules and procedures you must follow OVER TIME in order to get the chance to experience living in another country. I feel that way about every country. People coming here simply don't respect our culture and history. They just see the US as a "free for all, gimme gimme gimme". They work here, and send all their money out of the country. My former boss loved to show everyone pictures of the mansion he's building in Africa, saying that it would be worth a couple of million dollars if something like that were built here. So, I feel he's not here to be a part of this country. He's here to prosper for someone or somewhere else.
There really needs to be a third party that represents the good of both parties, if that's possible. Not just a vote because you don't like the other two options. But I haven't voted much over the years because I never feel like politicians are all that concerned about MY situations, so why support theirs? They already stay far beyond their usefullness. Ross Perot was one of my favorites
There needs to be gun control, and border control. People need to learn to better co-exist with others, and people need to learn to see with their ears and listen with their eyes. I'll be the first to tell you that I don't like much change, and have difficulty adjusting to it.
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