Comments on: Political Apathy Needs to Stop

By: What the 2010 Primaries Mean for America | We The People Politics

What the 2010 Primaries Mean for America | We The People Politics — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 19:19:10 +0000

[...] Ed Rollins, a CNN correspondent, said that there were five things on people’s minds when they voted last night. The first three, he said, were the “economy, runaway government spending, and jobs.” However, it was the other two that should have most incumbents worried. They were “fear and anger.” When people are afraid or fearful, they are likely to do things that they might not otherwise do. For example, actually care about politics. [...]

By: The Devolution of the Tea Party | We The People Politics

The Devolution of the Tea Party | We The People Politics — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 17:33:48 +0000

[...] the money has even entered their hands, Congress is spending it because, for so long, there was political apathy and they [...]

By: Jacob Cohen Donnelly

Jacob Cohen Donnelly — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:48:12 +0000

You’re right, Ian, that the current way things are not going to change. However, where I disagree with you is that you believe political cooperation solves essentially nothing. Remember that you are the individual that elects that person into office. You decide who goes there. I feel that if people got more involved in politics, they’d see a lot more third party candidates that look appealing which might help pull us away from the corporatism that we have become. There are good people who want to do good in politics. We just need to do our part to help them get elected.

By: ian

ian — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:44:58 +0000

I am politically apathetic because political cooperation solves essentially nothing. The economy is a football thrown around by various parties, at the behest of special interests. This is not going to change, regardless of who is in power.

By: Main Street Radical

Main Street Radical — Tue, 19 May 2009 03:00:46 +0000

Love the article. Below are some of my comments from an earlier blog on political complacency and voting for the lesser of two evils. Exerpt from http://www.mainstreetradical.com

Throughout the day the media and their pundits questioned the motives of the people. “Where were the protesters when Bush was spending too much money?” They have a point; we were complacent. Americans put all our faith in two parties, neither able to navigate the rising tide in a sea of bureaucracy. Though separated by minor principals, each ebbed and flowed in the same political waters. And the spending ship, no matter the party, does not turn on a dime.

We consistently voted, not for principals, but for the ‘lesser of two evils.’ I don’t like her fiscal policy, we told ourselves, but she is strong on the environment. He is a Republican, we would think, so at least he won’t spend as much as the other guy. Not so. Both parties squandered our futures and our freedoms. Both parties took liberties with our liberties. They are both big government. That big Government did what Governments do; it grew by its own nature and by our complacency.