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I think that United States politics is beyond repair and drastic, yet unrealistic changes need to be made in order for it to become effective. CMV

I am a high school senior, but I have taken AP US History and AP Government so I am somewhat familiar with and interested in social science. However, I'd like some opinions on the current US political system. It seems to me that it is completely corrupt and ineffective, with lying, partisan, and economically focused politicians, uneducated voters, uninvolved citizens, and extreme political polarization. I don't see any way to fix it or make the situation better, and it turns me off from wanting to participate in politics. I'm constantly frustrated with both sides and feel like my opinion doesn't really count since I am a left-leaning individual in a staunchly conservative state (Kansas). I know that the US was once a revolutionary democracy and we are a lot better than many many countries around the world, but most of what I hear about politics and the government is just disappointing. I'm sick of partisanship and stalemate but I don't see an end to it. I want to have some hope for the political situation in the US. Change my view.
gpt
I apologize but you need to take off the rose-tinted glasses because if you've ever studied history, you'd know just how uninformed and apathetic voters have always been. It is just due to the internet and instantaneous communication they are much more vocal about their ignorance. You have to remember, just one hundred years ago, people could not waste time on political decisions because the majority of them had a harvest to tend to. It was only when industrialization firmly took hold that people could afford to not work from sunrise to sunset and have anything that could be remotely called disposable income as well as disposable free time.

 You'd also know how polarized this country has been but there is a reason for that - the United States is massive. We have always had a huge population and an even larger land mass. But the way our system is built, we require a large amount of decisions to be made in a short amount of time. Could you imagine how long education reform would take if we had twelve different party leaders all making their presentations then all sending a representative to a committee that had to voice their specific opinion? By having two, there are for the most part only two perspectives on any issue and thus it actually streamlines the amount the legislature can do by not having to put up with a large number of people giving their opinion just for the sake of it.

As far as the corruption, partisanship, and 'lying', you have to understand what it takes to not only hold a seat in Congress, but effectively exercise that influence. Politicians will lean one way or the other on certain issues, change their mind on others, and completely ignore certain problems because many (like you and me) find specific planks of their platform much more vital to the success of the country. So rather than die a useless martyr by getting voted out their first term, they will allow certain budget cuts in some areas (say infrastructure) as long as another representative supports a new more personally relevant bill (say a new defense contract). That is not corruption and lying, it is being malleable enough to do good when the opportunity presents itself. It is inefficient, however this is the only way many can get their voice heard and still influence decision making. Rather than criticize, I'd like to see you try to work with just 100 other people and try to agree on an issue like abortion, preventative legislature on genetic engineering or nanotechnology, or banking regulations. 

We are not any better or worse off than however long ago. We just choose to see our failures because we not only expect success, we demand it.