— A quote for the future ages?

I’ve made it a point, on the most part, to distance myself from the wearisome, ever-present circus that is the political sphere.

I’ve done this for the most part, always. The reason? A fundamental, visceral loathing of the incessant, petty squabble that passes for ‘news’ on our TV screens, our radios, our social media feeds, and even in our own conversations.

This incessant noise is not about Democrat versus Republican, left or right, or even the supposed apolitical.

It’s not about the players at all, but the game itself.

This game—this grotesque dance of the politically ambitious and morally bereft—is all about keeping you—the public—hooked, engaged, and most importantly, distracted by focussing your attention always on trees and groves of trees…so that you’ll miss the forest every time.

It’s so fucking bad, you’ll outright deny that there’s any forest at all.

That’s how fucking stupid the droning of main media from all sources and all political corners can make you. It’s all a long slide, too. It’s not like one day you’re smart and the next, you wake up stupid. By the time you recognize that you’ve been had, you’ve been hopelessly stupid for a very long time and it’s only because you’re worse than ever that it’s finally dawning on you.

… The more eyeballs they attract, the more ad revenue they rake in. The more you’re watching, the more they’re earning and the less you’re thinking. It’s a simple equation that’s been carefully engineered for maximum profitability.

This has fuckall to do with what’s good for you, your kids, or America.

The American culture, society, the various groups that make up the vast and diverse landscape of the USA…the individual citizens, and most importantly, your future generations—none of these are bettered by this circus. I resolutely and unabashedly argue that this mindless engagement is profoundly damaging to every single one of these entities.

Look around at this fucking mess.

Then, ask yourself the simple and obvious question: how many years if you’re young, or decades if you’re old, have you been pining for this shit…that eventually society will turn in the way you’d have it turn?

When you know that answer, then ask yourself the obvious…was any of it ever designed or intended to come to any head, point, or resolution?

… This unending political theater makes unwitting co-conspirators of all who engage with it, regardless of their political leanings. Whether you’re right, left, center, or an anarchist in your mom’s basement, if you’re partaking in this spectacle, you’re part of the problem. You’re contributing to the very destruction of the America you’re supposedly so passionate about.

I’ve always distanced myself. I’ve always mostly disengaged from the political white noise, and I’d urge everyone, from whichever side, camp, party, or ideology…to think different.

Not out of apathy, but out of a desire for something better. For a society that values rational thought over mindless engagement. For an America that puts the wellbeing of its citizens above ad revenue. For a future where we’re more than just spectators in a never-ending political drama.

I’m not deluded. I know that this path is not the easy one. It’s easier to be spoon-fed opinions by talking heads than to think for oneself. But it’s the only path that leads somewhere worth going. You can still take a better path together. Stake a claim on individuality, rationality, freedom, and true love.

Stop being a pawn in someone else’s game. Start playing your own.

Escape the matrix, and not with any pill. Both pills are the matrix.