I try to remove myself from politics as much as I possibly can. I don't understand how people can blindly associate themselves as Democrat or Republican. Shouldn't everyone be in the middle, taking the time to actually research all candidates before making a choice instead of following the herd and voting for someone simply based on their pick of party? Of course then people would realize 99.99% of candidates are full of shit and are all pretty much the same. The two party system rarely if ever gives us a real choice.
In the past if someone asked me if I was Democrat or Republican I would often tell them I'm a satanist, I believe in the laws of nature. That ends political conversations in a hurry. I don't do that anymore. Probably because I don't believe in satan and the only thing worse than a political argument is a religious one.
Politics doesn't have to be about party. As long as other people can make rules for you that you have to follow then removing yourself from it completely is also removing yourself completely from having any say in those laws.
Now they mostly seem to do what they want anyway, but I have seen protesting and people making the public aware kill bad bills/laws before.
An Admiral I think (didn't google which one) said something like "If you don't do politics, politics will do you".
So I don't LIKE politics, but I also do not ignore it.
politics is more important than your heartbeat..to you.