These replies resonate with me. Itās nice to read replies consistent with my own experience and observations in the real world confirming Iām not alone. Iām also left of center (very much so by standards of being a white, male, veteran from Texas), but also in a state of continuously attempting to learn and evaluate the world around me. I always loved the lyric from Tom Sawyer, āno his mind is not for rent, by any god or government.ā That, along with other literature and music, has reminded me to not buy in to any single philosophy for too long. Keep thinking, keep taking to people human to human, keep looking for common ground.
Despite what we see in social media and all types of online forums with people proclaiming their supposed vehement tribal affiliations, the face to face interactions I have with family, friends, colleagues, and neighbors every day tell me that most of us actually live somewhere in the middle of the spectrum. There are a lot of people talking a big game about being āall inā for their tribe, but I know who they are behind closed doors and how hypocritical or not aligned their actions are with stated values of their proclaimed allegiance.
Thatās a lot rambling to say that Iām glad Iām not the only person who can take the politics of this song as the artistās own commentary, and not as a prize for someoneās stupid partisan trophy case.