We will never get anywhere as a divided nation

It seems like I cant talk to anyone without hearing insults about people for simply having different opinions than other people. I am living in a left and right world where both sides think they picked the best direction. When I played football I was called a north and south runner which meant I knew to not waste my time moving left or right because I saw the benefit in constant positive movement. That is what I have decided to do in politics and I think others should join me so we can actually get somewhere.

I like the left, and I like the right. I dont think either extreme is good or bad. The left is right about some things and the right is correct about some things as well. What I have found is that people dont care anymore about any opinion other than their own though and that is where the problem arises. They have come to their belief in some way and there is no compromise.

Here is an example. Lets say tomorrow there is a news headline. Police officer shoots an unarmed African American in Ohio. Right away people are either going to say one of two things with zero knowledge of what happened. The first being that it was a cold blood murder and that police are racist. The second will be the opposition saying that this man was a criminal and deserved it and police have a hard job. It will become #BlackLivesMatter vs #AllLivesMatter & #BlueLivesMatter. This headline has not even happened yet but I have been through enough to know that facts and circumstances dont matter anymore. I already know the famous news personalities that will use it a certain way and I know what their argument will be.

We will never be able to fix problems if we continue to fight about issues while being unable to see any other point of view. In the above argument here are some stances that I think we could all agree on and make positive change.

• Black people have been historically targeted by police

• Police have a very hard job

• We should hold Police to the highest standard and get them proper training

• Crime in all black areas is higher due to poverty and other underlying issues

When we start to look at views from both sides we can work together on fixing issues instead of just blame one side for everything. Imagine what we could accomplish if we do this for every issue. The only thing I will promise is that we will get absolutely nowhere if we stay divided.