Far too often it seems to be the case that people know the solution to their problems before they even know what the problem is. There is a great drought of self-examination and an epidemic of rash talk that has come to plague us. We seem to have forgotten that politics is a purely practical arena, one where we do not decide what should be done, but where we decide what will be done.

I am by far not immune to these problems. I often fail to meet my own standards. But on those moments where I am clear headed, I find myself lamenting my own failures, while in my passions I lament the failings of others.

I don't know what is to be done. By far, I consider politics to be a matter of importance, and yet it feels impossible to hold a meaningful discussion of politics with even a single person, let alone on a scale great enough to impact a democracy. So I'm left sitting here on the internet, doing my best to master myself as I wade headlong into every quagmire of a shouting match that I happen to come across. It feels like a silly practice, but honestly, is there anything else I can do?

-Velth