understand politics

Hmm what gets me the most is figuring out what the parties stand for, most people say they are generally republican, liberal, or democratic…. but what are the qualities? Discussing the war in Iraq is like jumping into a pirana tank butt naked. I support it, but a political person could easily slam me down with too many worldly facts to not back up my reasonings. I found out the worse topic to bring into a political chat is religion. I have yet to register for voting at age 24 because I feel if I have no idea what I’m voting for then I shouldn’t randomly vote. (Which I feel a large majority people do just biased off of media or because the person looks attractive)