Indeed, well said. I'm an international studies major at my university (though I'm only taking gen ed. classes to knock out credits before I actually pursue the major) and I'm extremely interested in U.S. politics and foreign policy. I would one day like to be a driving political force based on what I consider to be politics based on rationality (I dismiss conservatism and liberalism when labeling things because it seems to me to be nothing more than a game to earn politicians votes) but I'm just exceedingly concerned that I don't become the exact thing I'm working to repress.