I've spent the last few years getting deep into politics.  I've argued with friends, family, and strangers about issues and candidates.  I've yelled and been yelled at.  I've condemned those whose support the "right" corruption and I've condemned those whose support the "left" corruption.  In doing so, I've been attacked for supporting the other side as If I couldn't be against all corruption.  So going through this journey has given be a much larger perspective on the actual state of our union. 

 We are in a 2-Party system.  We are made to believe that we only have 2 options.  We are taught to think that if we vote the lesser of the 2 evils that somehow things will change.  We have been made to feel that it is okay to only use boiler plate wedge issues as the deciding factor between these 2 sides.   The problem is that both sides are still doing the same dirty but just in different forms.   If we are unwilling to call out corruption in our own camp then we have no moral authority to ask others to do it first.  How can we respect one another if we pretend that accepting our own corruption to fight the other corruption is the right path forward?

What I'm seeing is that there is no place for people to go.  When you have no where else to go then you have to settle in hopes to get something.  If we focus on the corruption in general then we can truly build a relationship with one another.  We must acknowledge that all our issues and problems stem from our Government being bought and sold.   Acknowledging this will help us all understand that the many American Cultures and Sub-Cultures are affected differently by the bought policies.  This is where we start.  "What aboutism" can only thrive if we aren't acknowledging all of the corruption.

I'm seeking the Green Party nomination for President of the United States.