I think we're witnessing the fallout of what happens when people in power use that power to make deals with their friends so they can get into power. As a result, the most educated and qualified people never even get close to the top to put their great skills and mindsets into action, and instead it's the people with connections that get into power even though they don't know what they're doing.

I also see a lot of escalation of commitment going on. People will keep pursuing a losing cause on the basis that they can't be faced with the truth that their initial investment will go to waste or don't want to admit they made a mistake.

To me, I value truth, communication, honesty, and transparency in politics. I don't mind mistakes as long as someone explains themselves and proves there were good intentions behind them, but then at least takes the necessary corrective action to get a better solution going. But the constant lying, ridiculing, and overall nonsense just pushes me to not even want to get involved with the system at all. There's so much dishonorable and unethical behavior that I feel totally wrong associating myself with any of these political parties. And it feels like no matter who wins, I'm not taking them seriously, nor believing anything they say at face value. If they want respect, they need to earn it, and boy do they have quite the debt to start paying off.