So, I'm not usually the type of person to make political articles, but in this case, I’ll make an exception.
With the election less than a week behind us, it only seems fitting that I join in the inevitable storm of politically-charged articles. Still, I’m not here to paint Trump as the glorious straight-forward genius who will save this country or to reveal him as the racists, sexist, hypocrite who will mark the end of our nation. No, I just want to take a moment, step back, and remind us all what the purpose of our political system is in the simplest sense.
Let me come right out and say it: Our political system is supposed to be cooperative. It’s not like we’re on teams and the one whose nominee gets elected gets a nice trophy to set in some stand at the capital. No, we all live in this world together, and the end goal is not get to brag but simply to make life better for everyone. The aim of system is to put the best person in office and try to better our country in whatever way possible.
Some of you are probably thinking, “That’s what we’re trying to do! We’re trying to get the better person in office!”
And my response to that is, “Bull-f**ing-sh*t!” (I don’t usually swear so aggressively, but I’m honestly getting tired of this.) No, most people I have met on either side of the spectrum aren’t voting for a person but a party. Our political system has gone from being a simple showcase of individuals with a variety of beliefs, views, and reasons, to a damn competition where either the republicans must win or the democrats must win.
The worst part of the situations is that supporters on either side are no longer willing to see their nominee as human but instead as god-like. There used to be a time where people, when studying the presidential nominees, would be able to critically evaluate them, understand and openly discuss the pros and cons of all individuals running, and decided who would be the best person to hold office in a very methodical way.
No longer.
Nowadays, all traits (whether good or bad) must be glorified by the supporters and argued against by the opposition. For some time now, it seems that political decisions haven’t been made to help the people but instead to further a either political party and help it stay in power, leaving the common man and woman to suffer either way.
Additionally, when a political figure finds that they are wrong, they will never admit it because they’ve been so filled with pride that they deem it more important to keep up their reputations than to help those in need.
I could go on for a while and rant until my fingers bleed, but I won’t because many would get bored and cast me aside as psychopath. No, I will stop at that, understanding that many know what I mean.
I don’t have any grand plan to change things. I don’t have any specific point to make. I don’t have some rallying call to action. No.
I’m just saying that it’s all very disgusting.
