If one is unhappy with the current leaders, one important thing to remember is the power of a pen with ink. "Bigwigs" look upon a hand written letter very seriously. So few people take the time to actually write out & sign a letter that they realize one letter represents the beliefs of a large amount of people. I have written a few letters in my time.
    I also refuse to argue with those who do not share my opinions. In the "Traditional" Music scene in the Midwest it is not easy to be a so called liberal. Instead, I point out positive things about the other opinion when appropriate. Or try to make a point in a less combative way: I sometimes wonder out loud to them if the hateful words/mean spirited actions/etc of so & so are what the Master taught. Once a few years badk, when a fellow picker was going on about Hillary being a carpetbagger by going to New York, I innocently asked, "And where is Jeb originally from?"