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Originally Posted by kane
It says the same thing that it has said for my entire life. Half the people who are eligible to vote in this country are so disengaged with their government that they don't even bother to vote, making it easier for candidates who sway far right or left to get elected. Voter turnout for 2016 was at a 20 year low.
People just don't care and many of them have decided to just live their lives and ignore the government as much as possible.
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I watched the "protesters" from Black Lives Matter being interviewed in Chicago on "Black Friday" as they were trying to shut down and disrupt the stores so shoppers couldn't buy anything.
The reporter asked one of the guys who was a "leader" what they wanted to accomplish. The guy was wearing one of those face masks that look like a scary skeleton...so I immediately took him seriously. lol
After saying the usual thing about "voices being heard" , etc., etc. , the reporter asked him if he had voted in the election.
"Of course not" was his smug reply.
So when you figure in that half the people don't vote at all...don't forget that there are millions of people both black and white who are just like that guy is. Out to start trouble and don't even KNOW what the issues are politically.
There are also millions of people in jail in our country too. And of course all the people who committed a felony crime who have paid their debt to society can't vote for 2 years after their parole is up.
And also there are millions of people out there (mostly young people) who don't watch the news and don't give a damn about it. They are more interested in hitting the club on the weekend and getting laid (can't blame them for that...but they should still take a minute or two to keep up with world affairs and go vote).