Only 1,162 days til the election

[xoxoxoBruce]

it is the responsibility of people who do actually watch and decide to also vote, in the primaries and the election.

I think it's a goddamn shame you had to say that. I mean that's a given, it should be foremost in any citizens mind.
Unfortunately it has to be said over and over.........and over.

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

I think it's a goddamn shame you had to say that. I mean that's a given, it should be foremost in any citizens mind.
Unfortunately it has to be said over and over.........and over.

What can you expect though? Many people work two jobs to make ends meet. They come home tired and want to relax before working again. Following debates and reading newspapers is fine if you have the time. The remaining listen to the nightly news or listen to those around them neither of which are really subjective.

An informed group of voters is necessary in a democracy. What we have now is neither informed or democratic.

Originally Posted by Jebediah

An informed group of voters is necessary in a democracy. What we have now is neither informed or democratic.

Amen, brother! Americans have become intellectually lazy. They think that keeping America free is about sending someone else's son or daughter off to die in a foreign desert somewhere. It doesn't occur to them that the key to a democracy is the active participation of its members in the democratic process. Yeah, its boring to go attend a local city council meeting when you've been working all day and just want to kick back with a few brews. Yeah, its a real pain to actually read the newspaper or a magazine or the candidate's website on the Internet.

People expect everything to be handed to them on a silver platter. They may admit that you have to work for your dollar, but they figure that all responsibility ends there. Wrong. If you want your kids to grow up right, you have to come home from work and help them with their school work. If you want your SO to be there for you, you have to do something besides come home and open up a cold one and zone out in front of the Simpson's. If you don't want your house to fall apart, you have to work 40 hours a week and spend a weekend now and then painting the exterior of your house or mowing the lawn. If you want to remain a member of a democracy, you have to vote and make sure your vote is a well informed one.

Right now, we have a government of slaves who come home and zone out on the tube or beer. Why the complaints? You got what you put into it, America.