Middle of the Road

I am the quintessential non-activist. Why? Because it seems completely obvious to me that neither the republicans nor the democrats are infallible, and that neither is always right. Indeed, it is even possible that as to certain questions, neither is right (or wrong). I can see a person's logic in registering for one party or the other, as one party's platform might be more in alignment with that person's worldview than another party's, and registering also conveys the right to vote in a primary. Somehow, though, the norm seems to be to select one or the other major party, and then agree with all it advocates and bash the other major party's every move. I might even be persuaded to understand that behavior, if I thought that it was in pursuit of vindicating the preferred of two competing world views, imperfect though even the preferred view may be. Yet it is my firm belief, unsupported by a single iota of empirical proof and yet unshakeable, that most of the people playing this game are not engaged in such a utilitarian pursuit of the lesser of two evils, greater of two goods, or what have you. Instead, I posit, most gung-ho fill-in-the-blanks, and I mean of both major parties, actually believe every single point their party pushes -- and not, as simply must be the case, that either the republicans are right more often than the democrats (but not always), or the democrats are right more often than the republicans (but not always). It is this view of mine that pretty much assures I will never be a politician, or the recipient of one's spoils. Could it be that I am in the majority in my view, and that this might explain why most people do not foray into political activism? Might there be a silent "middle of the road" party, consisting of a vast majority who are so reasonable and flexible that, as a by-product of those venerable qualities, they remain unrepresented? Sign me up.