Politics Won’t Save You

The world has exploded with political messaging. Everything from the Super Bowl halftime show to the Grammy Award Speeches to local newspaper columnists, any news story you pick up, it feels like the world is screaming at you to pick a side.

I’ve written articles similar to this in the past, particularly around election cycles, but I feel we need another reminder for even the small corner of the world that this article will reach: politics will not save you.

I don’t care if you’re the farthest-right conservative or the most staunch liberal on the planet or anything in between. You might be exactly in the middle of the road and even then, your political views are not going to save you or the world.

Everyone has an opinion, especially these days. There’s nothing wrong with that. There’s nothing wrong with making your opinion known and having beliefs on certain issues. The problem is that everyone believes their opinion is the ONLY right one.

Political parties are a relatively new concept, and only within the past few decades have we seen a massive shift in the political scene with changes on all sides that seem to keep the country in a constant state of uproar. The country likes to blame the other side when things go wrong, no matter what it is, regardless of whether the blame is deserved. Neither side seems to want to take ownership for their own faults.

I get it. It’s hard not to pick a side when that’s what everyone tells you to do. Being on the fence or in the middle and not having firm beliefs infers weak character. It is OK to have strong opinions — I just want to acknowledge that there are times when it’s OK to keep politics on the sidelines.

The Super Bowl 2026 halftime show was a huge controversy. We had two this year: the main performer was Bad Bunny with Lady Gaga, Los Pleneros de la Cresta and Ricky Martin while Turning Point USA streamed their own halftime performance, as well, wanting to provide a family-friendly and faith-based alternative. Turning Point’s show headlined Kid Rock with Brantley Gilbert, Gabby Barrett and Lee Brice.

I tuned in to both shows at different times and honestly, I didn’t see much in either performance that I enjoyed. Bad Bunny comes to the stage with inappropriate lyrics (sung in Spanish so many viewers did not understand what he was singing) and suggestive themes. Kid Rock provides much of the same in his own songs, singing about drinking and inappropriate relationships. Although Kid Rock may not be as explicit as Bad Bunny, the themes are not faith-based or family friendly. To top it off, Gabby Barrett’s biggest hit is about hoping that her ex is dating a woman who will cheat on him because he cheated on her.

Both performances held significant political implications for both sides of the spectrum. Whether you watched one or the other seemed to greatly infer what politics you had chosen. If I’m being honest, what performance you watched or if you watched both or none at all seems to hold little significance compared to what matters most: your character.

I have known people on both ends of the political spectrum and everything in between. It doesn’t matter which political party they align with or if they align with anything — there are very good and very bad people, no matter where their politics fall into line. If you need a real-life example, check out who has been on the Epstein list. If you don’t believe any conspiracy theories and take the list at face value, there are too many people who fall all over the political spectrum that make it clear that political views don’t matter if one’s character is dirty.

I’m not saying we should forgo politics altogether and never care again. In fact, I think we should care about politics, especially in the U.S. where we vote for politicians and policies. These policies affect people and people matter. But it is OK to not make everything political. It’s OK to admit you don’t have enough information on a certain subject to have an educated opinion. Politics don’t have to be dragged into everything, and to be honest, it’s extremely dividing.

Have opinions. Have views and beliefs, but don’t make everything about politics. Talking (respectfully) to people who side with different views than you helps you understand the other party better. You don’t have to agree with them, but at the end of the day, we are all people with different backgrounds, beliefs and characters who can do both good and bad things no matter who or what we vote for.