Electile Dysfunction: How To Check It

The Midterm Elections are almost upon us. Left, right, or center, there is much passion, animosity, and stress. Drama. Pressure. Anger. Villifying the other side and getting villified by them. Then press “Repeat.”

But is it possible to be a proactive, politically committed person without getting too worked up (more distressed than is helpful or necessary)?

Is it something even worth considering? After all, the adrenaline rush can be mighty addictive.

At the end of the day, though, is it good for you?

The key may be to remain committed to your political values and views – and respect the fact that your opponents’ values are different, even contrary.

As incredible as it may seem, those bastards believe they are “good” and “righteous” and “moral” and that we are NOT.

Just … like … we … believe … about them.

How could this be?

It’s not possible. It simply isn’t.

But then, THAT’S what they think about us.

In today’s toxic environment, respecting your opponents’ right to differ can seem unacceptable. And yet it could help keep politics from becoming deeply personal. It may help keep the conversation civil without igniting a civil war. 

If nothing else, being driven by your cause – without getting agitated about it – may make you a more effective person and citizen.
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The main thing, of course, is to vote.