A common reaction, but I find it inadequate.<p>You might find both major parties to be not good enough, but that in no way implies their policies are the same.  Policies MATTER.  Disappointed that Obama didn&#x27;t do as much as he promised?  So am I.  Bothered by his reactions to things like Snowden?  Ditto.  But don&#x27;t mistake those issues as being exactly what the other party would have done.  [And for those that hold more conservative views, while recent Republicans haven&#x27;t done much for actual limiting government and reducing spending, make no mistake that their policies would be notably different than Obama&#x27;s or a fully Democratic Congress].<p>Policies matter, and policy differences matter.  Don&#x27;t mistake unhappiness as making the alternatives indistinguishable - all that does is reduce accountability and exacerbate the problem.  (And this is true for liberals, conservatives, and those that don&#x27;t hold such binary opinions alike)<p>We&#x27;re definitely drifting off-topic, but I feel this is relevant to issues like the linked article in the HN space:<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.vox.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;8&#x2F;27&#x2F;9214015&#x2F;tech-nerds-politics" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.vox.com&#x2F;2015&#x2F;8&#x2F;27&#x2F;9214015&#x2F;tech-nerds-politics</a>