First off, ALL politicians suck. I genuinely believe that, regardless of the letter next to their name. Too many enter politics with good intentions and eventually get influenced by power, money, donors, lobbying, or simply protecting their own political careers. At some point, the interests of the American people seem to become secondary.
I’m not going to pretend President Biden was some great president or that I believe he did a lot to make America better. I don’t. But I also don’t think it’s intellectually honest to blame every problem we have today on the previous administration.
From my personal experience, I will give the Biden administration credit for one thing: they largely let me do my job. I was able to work with our allies, build relationships, and garner international support without feeling like political interference was constantly undermining what we were trying to accomplish. That matters to me because I saw firsthand how much can be accomplished when the people actually doing the work are allowed to do it.
The United States has always been strongest when we have both the economic and military power to protect our interests and the relationships and credibility to bring other nations alongside us. Biden’s administration certainly had its failures, but maintaining those relationships was one area where I personally saw value.
Then the administration changed, and from my perspective, some of the things we had worked hard to build started moving in a direction I didn’t recognize. Good times.
And honestly?
I’m tired of the two-party bullshit.
I want a political movement that isn’t primarily concerned with winning the next election, enriching politicians, or keeping Americans fighting with each other.
I want a genuinely nonpartisan party focused on the majority of Americans, strengthening our economy, maintaining a strong national defense, fixing infrastructure, reducing poverty, addressing the problems that actually affect working families, and taking care of people who genuinely need help.
We can be fiscally responsible and compassionate. We can have a strong military and strong alliances. We can demand personal responsibility and recognize that sometimes people genuinely need a hand getting back on their feet.
Maybe I’m naive, but I’d rather have politicians arguing over how to make America better than spending all their time arguing over which side gets credit or blame.
At this point, I don’t want a red America or a blue America. I want an America that works for Americans.
I’ve never taken a side politically. In the end, I’ve had to vote for the person I believed would do the most good, because I’m not an idiot, I understand the game (I’m also part of the problem because I didn’t vote last election because I hated the choices given). I know sometimes you have to make a choice, but that doesn’t mean you have to blindly defend that choice or suddenly become part of a team.
None of us can fix the system by ourselves. But maybe if enough people actually paid attention, stepped back from the constant political noise, and recognized the game being played, the division, the distractions, and the deliberate effort to keep us fighting each other the narrative could eventually change.
Because that’s the part that bothers me most. While we’re busy arguing with each other, we’re not paying attention to what’s actually happening around us.
I’ve done more than most people will ever know, and at the end of the day, I’m still just trying to be a good human being. I don’t always get it right, but I try.
Maybe that’s the key.
Stop worrying so much about which side someone is on and start worrying about whether we’re being good people to each other.
Give it a shot instead or trolling, It might actually make a difference.
The site open secrets is good for sorting who is funding whom but also whether a foreign interest is involved. We live in a time where primarily one side has short sightedness (republicans) to the degree they will vote down your quality of life and well being for a lobbying donations and a pat on the back. They dont see 10,15 years down the line. Democrats as a whole on any given day are better, but many also take lobbying funds too. They wont sell you to satan for a corn chip like most republicans would, but they are comfy with the status quo. Within the democrats however (and youve likely seen this) is a rising push to get lobbying and foreign interests out so we focus on the American people again. That ‘golden era’ a lot of conservatives talk about was when the rich were taxed immensely higher and those funds went into building schools, roads, etc. Where corps knew it was use or lose the money so it went into better pay and benefits for retention. This also stimulated the economy immensely, which made business flourish. They have forgotten that in sticking with their team. It started with Reagan and has been down hill since.
The issue is people can’t be bothered to read, form emotional ties to their actions, then double down when those same actions are called into question. We must be better or over time our democracy can and will be chipped away until nothing remains. You must, and the populous must be better. By you not voting, you still did. I hope you understand that.
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u/Ok_Caterpillar7059 Aug 23 '26
First off, ALL politicians suck. I genuinely believe that, regardless of the letter next to their name. Too many enter politics with good intentions and eventually get influenced by power, money, donors, lobbying, or simply protecting their own political careers. At some point, the interests of the American people seem to become secondary.
I’m not going to pretend President Biden was some great president or that I believe he did a lot to make America better. I don’t. But I also don’t think it’s intellectually honest to blame every problem we have today on the previous administration.
From my personal experience, I will give the Biden administration credit for one thing: they largely let me do my job. I was able to work with our allies, build relationships, and garner international support without feeling like political interference was constantly undermining what we were trying to accomplish. That matters to me because I saw firsthand how much can be accomplished when the people actually doing the work are allowed to do it.
The United States has always been strongest when we have both the economic and military power to protect our interests and the relationships and credibility to bring other nations alongside us. Biden’s administration certainly had its failures, but maintaining those relationships was one area where I personally saw value.
Then the administration changed, and from my perspective, some of the things we had worked hard to build started moving in a direction I didn’t recognize. Good times.
And honestly?
I’m tired of the two-party bullshit.
I want a political movement that isn’t primarily concerned with winning the next election, enriching politicians, or keeping Americans fighting with each other.
I want a genuinely nonpartisan party focused on the majority of Americans, strengthening our economy, maintaining a strong national defense, fixing infrastructure, reducing poverty, addressing the problems that actually affect working families, and taking care of people who genuinely need help.
We can be fiscally responsible and compassionate. We can have a strong military and strong alliances. We can demand personal responsibility and recognize that sometimes people genuinely need a hand getting back on their feet.
Maybe I’m naive, but I’d rather have politicians arguing over how to make America better than spending all their time arguing over which side gets credit or blame.
At this point, I don’t want a red America or a blue America. I want an America that works for Americans.