It's a constant practice, checking your reality.
My only wish is that you vote with your head instead of your heart.
I certainly know after Brexit, there were a lot of people who voted because they'd fallen for the scare tactics and in the cold light of the following years, realized their kids can't buy property in Europe and easily work abroad, import taxes had gone up and so on - all predicted, but not considered.
Consideration of the bigger picture rather than voting because your hearts been manipulated by pollies and the media is not the populaces strong point, which is the nicest way I can think to put it.
It's never-ending work in a world of constant change...it feels like surfing. If we lose our focus for one split second we fall.
It certainly doesn't seem to be working out well for England. We follow quite a few British YouTubers and the cities seem to be deteriorating like ours are in America.
You've encapsulated my entire message in that last sentence. Hearts can be seduced but minds of those who can still think critically, not so much. It goes so beyond just two candidates, the entire system is broken and needs to be revamped -- no more corporate lobbying, age/term limits, etc., etc. So many things need to change.
There's a LOT of institutions that need to change - education another case in point. It's like we have gone so far that we can't step forward or back.Think of all the radical change in the past few hundred years in all kinds of areas - but we can't change something so integral to the way our society functions.
I agree, pretty much all three-lettered agencies need a complete overhaul.