Politics can best be described as being:
A reservoir of failures, successes and assurances;
A potpourri of contrasts, comparisons and contradictions;
A fusion of faith, hope, patience and resolve;
A reminder of needs, necessities and potentialities;
A catalyst for unity, purpose, realization and restoration;
A springboard for honesty or corruption; prosperity or want.
sassoon18 
Well-described and factually expressed.