I rarely have much to say about politics. I rarely have enough information to make useful concrete statements.When I've tried to pay close attention to political speaking and writing, I get confused quickly. Advocates for a candidate or cause seldom also advocate for honesty or fair-mindedness. To some extent, that's what advocacy is for. It's understandable, though unhelpful.
Finding true things takes time and effort, and is hard work even when professionals aren't working full-time to counter clarity. And that's just the cynical view. Partisans can be genuine (I'm told), and opposing viewpoints can equally claim legitimacy.
But I'm not of the mind that truth is malleable. If I find legitimate, meaningful, opposing viewpoints, then I haven't found truth yet. I've just found a hard place.
Elections so often come down to voting against someone, or "sending a message." I loathe playing those games. I want to be in favor of things, people, ideas.
The small solace I've found in presidential elections is that there's usually someone out there running with an agenda that I can get behind. That candidate has no chance to win. But if more people voted for someone they wanted to vote for, rather than Brand X or Y, politics might mean something again. That's my maverick hope.
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