“Both parties suck. Both parties lie, cheat, steal, and just exploit the system. Democrats and Republicans are equally bad and too absorbed in their political careers to do a damn thing for the people of America. I'm neither. I've had enough. To hell with the Republi-Cons and the Demo-Craps. I'm an independent.” Heard this before? I hear it, or something like it, usually from 20 somethings or more increasingly from folks my own age. I can almost taste the coming diatribe provoked when someone slips on that unspoken faux pas concerning political discussions in mixed company and laments or celebrates a new law or policy or the shifting status of a current politician. If they're present, the 'independent' rushes to the forefront to explain the horrid state of our political system. Normally I just roll my eyes and get back to my beer. Sometimes I pick the fight. Sometimes I turn to them and say “Hey, really, that's interesting, what would you do differently?” or...
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