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Originally Posted by 6South
This is about people trying to make a statement about the fact that the system no longer represents their interests. Obama has been a continuation of a much larger and longer planned agenda, there's very little difference between the elected results no matter which party they come from.
Ignoring these voices is a big mistake. They are like an iceberg barely visible above water, for every person who signed one of these there are tens of thousands, maybe hundreds of thousands more.
It's just too bad Americans are too lazy to actually create real change be it within the system or otherwise.
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Good points, but I would adjust a bit.
This is about a group of shrinking demographics trying to make statement that the system no longer represents them.
A system that also happens to be moving closer towards many of the viewpoints shared by the rest of the civilized world. While these voices are the tip of the iceberg, it is a melting iceberg with no cold weather in site.
Blue and Red states are just shockingly obvious to look at. Blue states are contact points with the world at large. Every person is different. But it's hard to argue that your average North Dakotan has the breadth or depth of the world that your average New Yorker does. That's ok, that is the world he or she cares about, but it is still a limited view in an increasingly global community.
I don't think Americans are lazy and change is happening. The GOP is mortally wounded right now and it will take the better part of a decade for them to pivot. The bigger chunk of America did vote, and they are changing. They are only lazy if they are changing in the way you and a minority of people want it to. If that is so, then you bitterness is clear.