Conventions - You can have them

And the point of watching one is...?

Let's see, I get to watch a lot of like-minded people in a love fest, the outcome of which is predestined. I can watch famous people who apparently by the virtue of celebrity know what is right and what is wrong so that we can follow them like sheep AND then tell our friends that So'N'So is one of us. I get to see wives go on and on about how wonderful their husbands are. And of course, we get to hear about how this political party, this candidate, this year is going to change America. And all without the semblance of a critical thought.

Please feel free to tell me one reason why we should watch this all expecting to get the truth from either party.