User:1960somethingbatman

I am a Conservative, American female, and a proud member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Officially I’m a Republican, but I hold an awful lot of libertarian views, not to mention the fact that climate change is very real and very much a problem, so there’s several democratic ideologies sprinkled in as well. I am heavily opinionated, but try to be as unjudgemental as possible. This might sound contradictory, but it works out as I think others should be heavily opinionated as well, even if their beliefs differ from my own. I believe in freedom of speech, and would die for someone’s right to say otherwise. As such, I am an avid fan of debates, but specifically civil ones. Discussions lose their thrill when people are only there to criticize. No one learns anything from that. The only way to really have fun during a debate is for each side to come into it expecting to learn something from the other person. Even the worst, most bigoted person on the planet knows something you don’t, even if it’s something as simple as how to properly sharped your vegetable knives.

I think all types of diversity are important, but mostly diversity of thought. As such, some of my best friends come from the opposite end of the political spectrum. I have found that friends who except not just your similarities, but your differences as well, are the best ones to keep around.

My free time is spent playing the harp, binging Netflix, writing, or watching something political.

I’m a Junior in High School. I’m nowhere near fluent, but I am currently taking my third year of German. Other than that, English (obviously), and the one year of Spanish i took in seventh grade, I don’t speak any other languages.

My favorite Star Trek is Next Generation because Data is absolutely beautiful. Favorite person from history is Ching Shih, favorite band is TwentyOne Pilots, favorite book series is Lord of the Rings, and favorite movie is the Princess Bride.