Saint Dirty Face

Election season rolls around again and the billboards go up.

Not one says:
“Here’s how I’m gonna improve your life.”

Nope.

It’s:
“He did this.”
“She failed that.”
“He’s corrupt.”
“She’s dangerous.”

Finger pointing.
Blame games.
Nonstop negativity.

At some point you just wanna look at both candidates and say:

“OK… so you’re both idiots then?”

What exactly are YOU going to do for the county?
For the roads?
For taxes?
For jobs?
For regular working people trying to survive?

Because all we ever hear is who to hate.

It gets exhausting trying to vote anymore.
You wanna believe in somebody.
You wanna believe your vote matters.

But then campaign season turns into a mud wrestling match funded by people with money and special interests sitting quietly behind the curtain pulling strings.

That’s the part nobody wants to say out loud.

The biggest donors aren’t donating out of love for humanity.
They want something back.
Access.
Contracts.
Influence.
A shortcut to getting their agenda pushed through faster.

Meanwhile the average taxpayer keeps getting squeezed harder every year.

The rich get richer.
The poor get poorer.

And the middle class?

Hell… that thing’s becoming a museum exhibit.

And before somebody screams:
“Yeah well YOUR party does it too!”

Exactly.

That’s the problem.

Everybody’s so busy defending teams like it’s football season that nobody stops to ask why nothing ever actually changes.

Every election is sold like it’s the most important election in history.

Then somehow:

• roads still suck
• healthcare still sucks
• wages stay behind
• housing climbs higher
• and everybody stays angry

Funny how THAT always survives no matter who wins.

At this point America feels less like a country and more like one giant corporation.

Everything is monetized.
Everything is marketed.
Everything is sponsored.

Even outrage.

And honestly?
Maybe campaigning itself needs to change.

Maybe if your entire campaign is built on destroying another person instead of explaining your actual solutions… maybe you shouldn’t be leading anybody.

Because leadership isn’t supposed to sound like a comment section on Facebook at 2 a.m.

It’s supposed to inspire confidence.

Right now?

Most people are just trying to figure out which liar sounds slightly less insulting.

Welcome to election season.

Again.

Stay Dirty. Stay Humble.

Saint Dirty Face