Understanding the new political landscape in America requires both patience and restraint. With so many sources of information that all have varying degrees of reliability constantly accessible to us at any given time, it is easy to get lost trying to figure out what to believe. Even when you are armed with all of the 'correct' information, the debate often becomes venomous and contentious. This is because it is so hard for us to see the point of view of those on the other side. Our reality seems so obviously true and impossible to ignore, but understand that those in opposition feel the exact same way. Solving this crucial problem is (as I have said before) dependant on being willing to recognize no one knows the truth, anything is possible, and as humans, all of us can be completely wrong at any given time.

We live in a day and age where the political figures are so villainous, where the media is so perverse, where the truth is so malleable and manufactured to fit narratives that are used to manipulate and persuade; it is to a point where the only thing a political savvy citizen can do is take in everything, follow your intuition and adapt as more information is acquired. Knowing that this is the current state of our political society, try to have compassion for your fellow citizens and empathy even for those you neither agree with nor understand. We are all simply doing our best to navigate a difficult and complex political landscape while the next chapter of American history unfolds before our very eyes.

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