What are your politically unpopular views?

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My most unpopular opinion is probably that most American politicians are actually decent-ish, extremely talented people who believe that they're trying to do some good for the country, even if the vast majority of politicians are also somewhat concerned about their own finances and ambitions. I think that so many of the problems in this country are indirectly caused by a political cynicism that is partially fueled by the mistaken belief that governing a country of 300+ million is easy, and that the primary problem is a lack of common sense rather than genuine disagreements among different groups.

On a related note, I think legislative term limits are a bad idea. They decrease the power and knowledge of legislators both in an absolute sense, but also as compared to other groups (particularly lobbyists). They also lead to more ideologically extreme legislators who have less ability and willingness to agree to the compromises across party lines that keep our government running (particularly under divided government).