You're Really Not Sick of Politics—You're Sick of Hatred

The Beautiful Mess by John Pavlovitz Podcast · Sep 27, 2024 · 4m

“I’m just so sick of politics.”

I hear or read these sentiments hundreds of times each day, more and more frequently as we approach the election.

I imagine that regardless of your political leanings, you also think you’re sick of politics—but you aren’t.

I’ve been doing this public work for the last decade, work I began reluctantly as the 2016 presidential campaign began, and I’ve often thought that I was sick of politics, as well. I thought that I was again, today.

But I needed to remind myself that this simply isn’t true, though I am sick of many things:I'm sick of waking up every morning…