How do you view politics?

Answer 1

There are many people today who are turned off by politics: they regard it as corrupt, useless and hopelessly partisan. However, there are others who are more hopeful, and who believe the political process can still bring about positive change in a society, despite the flaws and the partisanship that the system engenders. My own views are somewhere in the middle: at times, I despair because the system seems so broken, so partisan, so influenced by a handful of wealthy donors and special interest groups. But at other times, I am encouraged by certain inspirational political figures, and I want to believe that democracy can work. At such times, I am motivated to do my part, to work for a candidate or a cause, and to utilize the political process to make the society a better place.