Last night was the first presidential debate for the 2012 election. Lately, with the embrace of feminism and the realization of how important it is to know about politics, I've been trying to follow this election as well as possible. In general, politics are a great source of disagreement and conflict between individuals as well as the main two parties.
   The debate was not disappointing so much as simply not expected or what was desired on the part of issues. True, I would have liked to hear more that affect women personally, the middle class, the minorities that Romney inadvertently threw under the bus at the private fundraiser because these places were definite places of hypocrisy, along with immigration and same-sex marriage. Hopefully, with the other debates coming up, more of these things will become topics and perhaps we'll have a more assertive moderator. (Nothing against Jim Lehrer; Romney was on some kind of caffeine or something)
   I personally don't like assigning myself to one party or another. It feels limiting (fuck boundaries!)
   I lean towards the Liberal/Democrat side, and the majority of the Conservative/Republican side I can't logically associate with. Our country has pretty much resigned itself to the two-party system, so third-parties don't get as much attention, promotion, or opportunities to participate. Honestly, I couldn't tell you more than one third-party candidate. I'm not proud of it, but again, the third-parties aren't household names, and I only follow politics as I see them. (What? I'm busy...don't judge me!)
   Anyway, I'm not sure if we'll have much in the way of third-party voting options. I do think our system is heavily flawed, and it is a shame we continuously follow a two-party system that truly limits our abilities as a nation and as a politically savvy population.We're more of a band-wagon mentality, and limited by our own personal limitations. It's easy to vocalize our dissatisfaction, but hard to act upon it.
   I personally don't care who you vote for as long as you vote. True, our system is flawed, but we (especially women and minorities) fought for the right to vote, we fought for freedom, and so on.