The main difference between the 2 is that political actions can be seen, felt and heard as opposed to religion, which can only be heard & or sometimes seen when people kill in the name of their religion. Both can also be good and bad, sometimes at the same time. For what benefits some will usually end up hurting others. All a matter of balance I guess.

I'm kind of a middle of the roadish politically, fiscal conservative but social liberal. Had conservatives stuck with what they're good at and only dealt with fiscal issues, they probably could have kept me in their fold. However, obviously they didn't, are a constant source of deceit, and regularly tout their religious credentials as if that makes them qualified for any government position. IMO, religion is a crutch for the weak of mind or weak of will. Those who are neither are either simply gullible or are cognitively dissonant.

@Aarkonn
Fair enough. Most people are a mix of political beliefs. For example, I'm conservative about guns but I'm liberal about drugs (as long as no body is killed).

So I'd say any law abiding citizen who passes a background check and has no criminal record can get a gun and go shooting however often they want, concealed carry will require a license and psychological assessment.

I'd set up a special recreational zone about half a day north or south of my city where drug users can go there and do drugs legally. As long as they park their cars outside and pay a small fee to enter, they can do drugs, party and use government produced drugs for quality control. I don't like drugs personally but I can't stop others from wanting to do it.

True enough, politics are somewhat of a necessary evil that manipulate people and play on people's emotions. Yet to an extent, can and do help issues that aren't held hostage by corporate interests such as big pharma & the military industrial complex. I support my views by voting. Many believe it's wasted time being as how I vote blue in the heart of a deep blood red state of TX, 2nd only to Arizona in redness.

Yes. I do this as well. Effective....

I do this daily. It's been the only way I've been able to stay on Facebook.

@KKGator What? You block the First Blabtist Church.

@DenoPenno I know, right?! Seems so out of character for me to do such a thing.

I do this too, however, I have no idea how in the heck 1 person can be a part of literally 1000's of similar sites, all of which I block. Yet every day, a new 1 pops up. I know I have at least 10,000 blocked sites, yet still see their crap almost daily. It's enough to drive a person to being as batty as the people who follow such sites!!

I'm always blathering on about how humans are pack animals and not hive workers...though that's what our current culture reflects due to our industrialist, capitalist economies.
I don't believe we're meant to live in these huge groups. It does cause problems because it's not natural to us.

@Freespirit64 Exactly ... I always say back in the day .. Before conurbation built up, if people were sad or mad they could just go for a little walk up the lane / in the fields and be away from everyone easily. Nowdays I can't go fifteen miles into the wilderness without meeting some dickhead with a portable speaker, a solar panel drinking lager and throwing the cans and his crisp packets in the undergrowth lol... So it's hard to get that same sense of space.. We need our units & each other desperately, like air or water, yet the way things are it is a bit much for most I feel.

I'm of the opinion that everything is more about balance rather than being more 1 way or another. Good communities are those that watch out for each other and come together for mutual benefit in times of crisis. I've personally seen such from hurricane Harvey. Yet some communities also have the bad side effect of knowing more about your business than you do yourself. I've experienced this as well. I've lived in both rural and city environs. The only thing good about city life is that frequently visited stores and or other places for shopping and work are usually closer and make for a much shorter commute. The country I like for being able to walk just down the street and be in the middle of a forest, open prairie, river or creekside and see nature up close. Go dewberry picking, catching critters, hunting, fishing things you can't really do in the city. Where I live now is kind of a mixture of both and am quite happy with it. It's a planned community however, it's in a wooded area and in an HOA zone so it's really nice. Nearest corner store is within walking distance and there's a creek nearby you can go fishing in so yeah, it's pretty balanced.