‘Stop Assuming The President Is God’ and 5 Other Tips for Properly Engaging In Political Discussions

4. Don’t forget about others. Selfishness can destroy your ability to effectively engage in politics. To be sure, it is extremely important to consider how a proposed or finalized public policy will affect the livelihood of you and your family. Oftentimes, however, some individuals forget about those that are less fortunate and operate in the atmosphere of indifference and aloofness, which is antithetical and diametrically opposed to value-adding political engagement.

5. Don’t allow yourself to support strife. Is it possible to be affiliated with a political party and not engage in hostile confrontations and nasty name calling? Absolutely. To see relatively recent incidents where African-American Congressmen have been spit on and minorities being called historically polarizing names is fairly disturbing. Political debates and demonstrations should be enamored with civility and love despite disagreement.

Anthony Jerrod is a speaker, public policy expert and author of Carnal Striving Spiritual.