Political parties suck.

When I was in Canada I voted for the Conservative Party. I am sure people wanted to pour cold water over me or something, but I just didn't think Stephen Harper was all bad.

Now that I am living in Australia, I get quite irritated by John Howard, who's a liberal (but that's just Australian for "conservative" in party politics). Anyway, John Howard is getting replaced.

I find the notion of aligning yourself with a party to be totally irrational... There is not one person I know, with whom I totally agree, no matter what "party" he or she belongs to, and whether that "party" is left, right, or centre leaning. Given this, how can I totally agree with a certain party? Whatever happened to thinking for myself on an issue-by-issue basis?

Why do I feel like cartoons like South Park present sad but invariable truths sometimes? (re: the Giant Douche v Turd Sandwich episode). Perhaps this is only reflective of what I feel at the moment, which is cynicism. Does everyone get like this when they realize their "play-years" are behind them? (For me this is approaching 30) The cynicism may further be reflective of a change of my love for Peanuts. I still love the strip, but whereas I loved it for its cuteness when I was younger, I now love it for its darkness. Is this why I think political parties suck?