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In light of the currently shocking state of the American presidency and a recent history of extremely poor choice of political candidates in the UK, I think it is high time many people abandoned the ridiculous tribal approach to politics. The concept of 'Policies not people' is certainly something that sticks out to me, as the idea that you could support some policies deemed 'Left' or 'Red' and simultaneously support some that would be deemed 'Right' or 'Blue' is completely lost on some people. It is so unlikely that a leader would emerge whom you 100% agree with and I just do not understand why so many people feel the need to blindly defend their chosen candidate. At the same time, it seems to be that once someone has decided they dislike a candidate, they will condemn everything they do and/or simply ignore the good they do. There is no logic to this and I believe this trend occurs because many of us struggle to admit we are wrong and also have a hard time vocally expressing or even admitting to ourselves that our opinion has changed. A change in opinion or attitude does not render one weak or spineless, if we learn something new or revolutionary information is suddenly revealed to us; it is perfectly natural to have a shift in stance. In addition to this, the solutions to many problems rarely lie at the extreme end of the 'spectrum'. Often the truth and answers lie in the grey area, in the middle, or 'on the fence' as many would say in a scathing tone - it's perfectly fine to withold judgement if one does not have all the facts or is not totally convinced at that moment in time. Do not cave to the pressure to join a team, or a side; it will benefit all of us if there are more people willing to listen to the arguments from all sides and also to come up with new ideas. It is the responsibility of us all to allow every new idea to be heard fairly and for any idea to be open to criticism. At a time when ideas can be shared around the world in seconds, it would be foolish not to take advantage of this. It would be arrogant to assume that a smaller group of people can provide all of the answers and claim that everybody else is simply behind the times, naive or stupid.