I have come to the realization that I dislike politics.

That’s an astonishing epiphany for someone as actively involved in a political party as I am.  I think it came to me when it was suggested that I run for office, and I realized that there are few things that would make me less happy.

Understand, please, that I am passionate about civil rights.  There is little that is more important to me than personal freedom and the individual responsibility that comes along with it.  But those are concepts; it’s the implementation that’s a problem for me.

The animosity between competing factions scares me.  The machinations of plotting someone’s defeat make me feel slimy.  The requirement to paint the other party as incompetent or evil makes me sad.

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