Welcome to What I’m Really Thinking, a blog about politics, social issues, civil rights, and mental health issues. Getting Involved In the Wider Discussion For the last few years, I have heard over and over that this nation is more politically divided than ever. This is true. On Facebook, on Internet bulletin boards, on Twitter, in replies to articles on news sites and blogs, and in personal conversations between Americans, you see discussions of politics that rapidly devolve into arguments rife with personal attacks and filled with rancor, often resulting in hurt feelings for one or more of the parties...