Young Voters Look at Issues and Not at Politician or Party
In my role of CEO of Last Stand for Children First, I've found myself at the center of several political firestorms recently. People don't understand how we can support 18 separate bills in various state legislatures outlawing collective bargaining while being for protecting collective bargaining rights. With battle lines clearly drawn, I'm reminded of the old Bob Seger song, "Which Side Are You On?"
The answer is I'm not on either side. I'm part of a new generation of young philanthropists whose beliefs cannot be limited to the political platform of one party or one governor. On some issues, we're "conservative." On others, we're "liberal." Personally, I disagree with New York's Governor Cuomo on several important issues, but I salute him for ending the dreaded "millionaires tax" once and for all. Likewise, I'm disturbed to see Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker target my beloved craft beers, but I applaud him on standing up to lazy teachers.
If I told you that there was a politician that would turn a backwards agrarian society into an industrial country and a superpower. He would allow peasants to get an education and he would help defeat the greatest evil the world has ever known, you'd probably be thinking this is a great man. What if I told you his name was Joseph Stalin?
