Americans are not impressed with Republicans...or Democrats. This probably comes as on surprise to the reader. Most of you that I have spoken with share similar feelings of distrust when it comes to the big two. They have continually failed to deliver on the promises they make. Of course bills are signed into law, orders are decreed and business goes on as usual, but that is probably not what you voted for. Sure, a compromise here or there can be expected...if they are sparse enough that is. However, America is a nation that seems to prioritize compromise over action, status quo over change, speeches over rights...This has created a great deal of political neglect. We are not treated by the political establishment as if we matter. Everyone is well aware of this. And so a kind of mass exodus from the two parties has occurred. Now members of both political parties are beginning to realize how much of a sham partisan politics can be, especially when all the competitors attend the same stuffy universities. It becomes quite boring and, dare I say it, unfulfilling to watch the same lot go at it over who will cut required programs this week or who will overtax the middle class the next. The least that you can do is not be a part of it all, but, at the same time, you do not want to become apathetic because you know that apathy is what got us all into this mess in the first place. We cannot simply become careless when it comes to politics. The recent riots and abuses of power demonstrate how, in a democracy, it is really up to the people to maintain the peace. But this is not done with weapons. You cannot scare away political foes with arms when they are so readily available that anyone could have one; such a thing is an act of futility like a fish writhing on dry land, hoping that life will somehow find it again. More Americans are joining the Independent party, but not all of these people are liberals like Bernie Sanders; some of them lean to the left when voting while others lean to the right. They are composed of a new call for a less strict, more secular conservatism and a more socially progressive liberalism. So, do not think for one moment that these people agree on very much, aside from the fact that they despise America's political culture of lies, deception and snobbery. You can always fall back on that in America today if you are looking for common ground: something is very wrong with the way the government operates and everyone is well aware of it. I knew that the independent party would grow, largely due to the press it has received because of Bernie Sander's two unsuccessful bids for president. The media did everything they could to mock Sanders out of the fight, maligning him on Saturday Night Live and really not taking him very seriously throughout his entire run. However, the same media, the one that Donald Trump pretends to hate so much, was and still is absolutely infatuated with Donald Trump, covering him almost non stop even after the orange man was out on his orange can. Such one sided coverage may not be conspiratorial; it doesn't have to be. It is simply part of the culture of the political scheme to exclude those who are branded outsiders and anyone who talks about treating human beings with a little decency is automatically a horrible person in this particular political scheme. Because of shenanigans like that, where the buffoon is boosted to the top, while those with new ideas are shouted out of the discussion, a growing number of individuals are classifying themselves as unaffiliated. This is the ultimate rejection of partisanship, the realization that nothing will ever really get all that better unless you expose the charade. At this stage you are basically weighing the two parties, seeing which one screws up the most at any particular moment. I personally tend to lean liberal because Trump did not impress me...at all. Sure, he talks about helping blacks, but what has he done? They're all talk.