Politics...

I think that the worst thing to happen to the United States was the invention of political parties. In reality, it's not about uniting people. It's about dividing people into neat little groups. There's nothing people love more than hating something... well, more than being right. When you get a bunch of people together and tell them they're right about everything and that anyone who opposes their ideas or ideals, is completely and utterly wrong about everything and are the enemy, you have everything you need to rally dedicated group of supporters. It worked before...

"Comic Book Conventions?"

And it's working again. Political parties, like any intelligent enemy, has divided us up to pick us off, but instead of killing us, they herded us. The interest of the American citizen has been lost for some time now to the whims of those who control the Political parties. And I'll tell you immediately, it's not the voters. Whenever something happens, the news presents the story in a format with panels and "experts" on the topic. But you're not offered, in any way, an unbiased and purely informative view on the topic. You're given what you want, or what they want you to want. You watch MSNBC or Fox News because you prefer it. It's not because you're offered more information or options, it's because you enjoy being told you're right and everyone else is wrong. But what about hearing the other side of things? If you know your News is biased and has an agenda, why wouldn't you search for information and the opportunity to know both sides of the story? You know that your news station isn't giving it to you. 

I've tried for some time to stay out of political issues, but the more I open my eyes to everything around me, the more compelled I am to do what I can to intervene. I can't do much besides write blogs and vote. I don't have much to say here without getting into the specifics of different views and opinions, but I will say this: If at the first sign of disagreement, you scoff at how "idiotic" someone could be, instead of actually trying to learn something new, you might want to check that idiot list, and check it twice...