Must they be limited to Choice (A) or Choice (B)? My experiences and travels have made my view of humanity and the world more broad than the "Core Values" of just two inherently corrupt political parties.
No need to limit them. My core beliefs did NOT come from any political party. They were a result of a number of things, including how I was raised, my own conscience, books that I have read, interacting with others, etc. I began developing my core beliefs long before I was old enough to vote. So, if I find the above statement to be condescending or pandering, I trust you will understand why. I have yet to find any political party that fully matches my core beliefs. I can state though that Carter does not come near matching them.
I owe you an apology. I read between lines that were not there and I perceived your question with ruffled feathers. It is a continual endeavor for me to refrain from judgement and condesension and in this case I failed to rise above. I'm over here "preaching" and yet I fall back to my own imperfection under fire.
I was fortunate enough to have been endowed with strong core values by many people who have influenced me in my life, though none of them have been politicians. In my younger years I thought I knew everything about right and wrong; who the good guys and bad guys were; and whose "god" was the true one.
By the time I left the service my entire "world", my reality had changed. The globe was now a much smaller place to me. People, inspite of the borders and differences in beliefs and language etc. were all, on a basic level, so very similar everywhere, at least to me anyway.
I know this much; no matter where you are in the world, when a child is killed needlessly because of the inability of grown men to strive for a better path within themselves, there will always be someone shedding tears of agony.
It is not my intention to raise Mr. Carter to Sainthood, but only to suggest that while core values, that do come into play as you stated about Mr. Carter, give us foundation, one must remember that they tend to become out of focus as they transition from the free thinking individual to the group mentality.
I apologize once again for my lack of tact and thank you for the presence of yours.
