I am somewhat Hegelian because I do not believe in martyrdom, and or dying on a hill, and usually the popular, and or traditional, opinion has a deeper less obvious reason. Code My Current Condensed Political Inclination
I value politics, I believe in politics, and I exercise my political right as a citizen.
I feel like modern day politics have turned more into a show, in that news only circles around about our political entities if they do anything that can paint them in a certain view (positive or negative). There's no media source that paints an objective truth, and there's no politician that works for anyone but themselves and their sponsors. Once the politicians go back to serving the people, then maybe this country can get itself back together.
I prefer the position of Epicurus.
From antiquity to the present, Epicurus’s view of politics has often been regarded as entirely negative. And indeed, from his philosophical perspective, where pleasure is regarded as the final end, politics is usually depreciated as a source of troubles and pains. While the politician eagerly pursues the fulfillment of his empty unnecessary desires, he constantly postpones the easily attainable pleasures. A careful analysis of the reality of political life and of the unhappy fate of many politicians thus shows that we better prefer a sequestered, “unnoticed” life, in order to enjoy the full pleasures of Epicurean tranquility and self-sufficiency among like-minded friends. Yet this is only one part of the story—though an important one of course. Several sources show that Epicurus was particularly well-informed about the political situation in his own day and that he ascribed to politics its own autonomy. Moreover, he was open-minded enough to allow for possible exceptions: when a sober-minded calculus reveals that it is better to occasionally engage in politics, the Epicurean should indeed do so. Such a decision, however, does not rest on a concern for the public interest, but only aims at benefiting the Epicurean himself or his community (Politics and Society | Oxford Handbook of Epicurus and Epicureanism | Oxford Academic (oup.com)).
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