Liberty or some other word

Politics are not too much more than a huge popularity contest. From a middle school election for class president, low blows are just as relevant. Throwing your opponents under the bus, pointing fingers, superficial advertising and exaggerated promises are all common practice. The sense may be, initially, that we vote someone into office to represent us. Like we are passing on some responsibility. And while this may be true in most cases, the amount of power we have collectively cannot be underestimated. Politicians aren't going to shut down very popular ideas because they wholly rely on the people to maintain their position. They follow us.
And this is the best argument I can think of to give to those who feel no responsibility to be informed about the world. It is ours. So long as we don't allow our passions and concerns to be swept under the rug of complacency.
Libertarian-ism though, without a doubt has a structure and ideology parallel with my own. People should be free to do as they please as long as it doesn't infringe on the rights of others. In particular, the government has no real obligation or authority to dictate the lives of its people. But this philosophy also comes with (at least with some) an annoying sense of self-righteous blaming of the state for literally everything. When there are so many gray areas, it's difficult to really identify with one political philosophy. And even it was admitted, at a state-wide conference, that there are many circumstances where an over-arching philosophy or practice cannot be interpreted and applied.

In my view, neither side really has the solution, or even pinpoints the true problem. The left points to big business as our enemy, calling for government regulation to maintain accountability.There is no question that capitalism often overlooks risks to health and the environment in the pursuit of profit.

But proponents of capitalism, having a basic understanding of economics, know that businesses only respond to the demands of consumers. The free market will give rise to products, services, and practices that people support and will buy into. It is to our own benefit that companies compete for our dollar, raising the quality of goods and services and honing in on our specific preferences. Government regulation is the enemy of this process, requiring permits and causing other restrictions on competition.
However, people cannot want what they do not know they don't have. The level of corruption in our current system has come to mean that they often work together instead of keeping one another in check. The world is quite phony.