The sun shines so brightly in California. Every morning for the first 4 hours after sunrise I can't see anything when I look east. Also every evening I can't see anything from 3 pm until sundown. Even with sun glasses it is just really sunny.
So naturally I had to think about the sun. I then decided this is a metaphor in defense of being politically moderate. I decided that the suns visible journey across the sky is like the liberal/conservative spectrum. If you are facing north, then to your right is east, and then to your left is west. During the course of the day, the sun travels all the way from the far right in the morning to the far left in the evening.
When the sun is at the far right, I can't see properly. Likewise people who are on the far right don't see properly. Also when the sun is at the far left I can't see properly, so people on the far left don't see properly either.
So you can't just be in the middle thinking that everything is all good though. You see, if you are at the far right, and you look into the sun you cannot see properly, but if you look certain directions you can see just fine. It is the same if you are on the far left.
When you are in the middle you can see properly looking one direction at a certain time(issue), and at another time(issue) you can see best looking the other direction.
It is important to be able to see something from more than one viewpoint but it is also important to know who you are and what you believe, where you stand, and from there you will know what direction to look and when.
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