If your blog is not about politics should you get political?

Saturday, September 6th, 2008

I was brought up in the South where politics was a subject that was considered impolite to talk about at the dinner table. In general, I think that’s probably a wise piece of advice and perhaps that line of thinking is what prompted me to consider deleting my latest blog entry where I discussed the Sarah Palin hoax (I was sort of kidding about the hoax part). If your blog is not a political blog is it polite or even unwise to talk politics on your blog??

I’m not one of those people that preach my political views to everyday life. If you talk to me long enough you’ll probably get the idea that I’m more liberal but it’s not because I’m bashing a certain party or shoving my politics down your throat. I think most people are rather surprised when they find out that I majored in politcal science. When I was in college my political science professors were not allowed to tell us their party affiliation or personal political views for fear of bias in teaching. It therefore became a goal of almost every poli sci major to figure out what each professor was before we graduated.

I now wonder if I should have adopted that philosophy and kept quiet on my political views in this blog. But then I thought why wouldn’t I share that information?! It doesn’t make what I say about blogs or the web world any less valid. We are embarking on a very important election here in the U.S. and every voice counts right now. I’m going to let the cat out of the bag on this blog and occasionally sound off politically when I feel inspired to do so. It’s with pride that I say, “I’m a democrat and I’m voting Obama.” It’s time for a change people.

I can’t wait to hear what the family will say when I go home for the holidays. I have a feeling someone’s going to break that no politics at the table rule.

As my favorite (democratic) poli sci professor would say at the end of every class, “Good luck everybody.”

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