although i agree that politics are similar to religion...
alcoholism and being drunk are not the same. you can get drunk without being an alcoholic... or be an alcoholic without getting drunk.
alcohol does not show who you really are... is the opposite. alcohol affects your ability to think correctly, to control your behavior, the speed of your actions, your memory. it disables your rational thought and all you have left is your primitive behavior.
any human being will go though the same stages if they consume large amounts of alcohol. the behavior of a drunk person is not the behavior of the real person... is the behavior of their main thought and action processor confused/slowed down by drugs.
politics behavior is the result of emontional reactions to accumulated implanted ideas...influenced by ignorance.
if we all want to live long and in peace....why can't we agree on the method? religion has to do a big deal.