Time With the Mogg Man
When we first arrived at Parliament to meet Jacob Reese-Mogg I was slightly skeptical. We hadn’t heard the best things about him and when I read up about him I wasn’t sure how I felt about some of his positions on things, but I was prepared to listen and pay attention to everything he had to say. By the time we left I had so much respect for him; not because I agree with his stance on everything, but because he was respectful and so well spoken. It was clear that he is an educated man that knew exactly what he was talking about and he was open to hear our questions and what we had to say, so there was no reason for me not respect him. I think this was made clear when he said, “What’s so good about the house of commons is that one can put the personal aside and be enlightened by what the other side has to say.” I think this is something that we all need to consider. A lot of the time we get stuck in our own opinions and ideas, that we don’t allow ourselves to listen to what the other side has to say. One of the ways in which one becomes more educated is to discuss with those that do not have the same opinions as theirs and he sees that. He said something else that really made me think about American politics and that was, “…politics makes you cautious about what you can actually achieve”, he then continued to say that you can’t change the world in four to five years. People. By now see through big promises that are made by politicians because they know it’s just a shallow platform to try and get people to follow them. In the states I feel that politicians still make such empty promises and make it seem as though in the four years that they are in office they will somehow change it all, but they can’t and I think it’s on us to see through those empty promises and try to make the best decision for our nation - which is not Donald Trump, but that’s for another Tumblr post. Something else he said that I really respected in regard to Scotland trying to leave the UK was, “I view my country as the United Kingdom. I see Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and England as one nation.” Though he does not want Scotland to leave the United Kingdom, he does believe that the Scottish have the right to be independent if they choose to. He believes in the freedom of the people’s choice and doing what they think is best for them. There was so much more he said and it was honestly such a great experience to meet him.