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In reply to the discussion: People vote when they have something/someone to vote FOR. [View all]Le Taz Hot
(22,271 posts)there was nobody there to even TRY. Why? Because they're afraid of what the Republicans might do which means that they put more importance on the desires of the right wing than they do their constituency. If you have any questions a mere gander at the vast majority of laws that have been enacted in the last 30 years will tell you all you need to know. If I were to list all the pieces of legislation and policies, you'll find that 98% have been FOR the .001% and only a handful have been for the middle class and working class.
People don't have to be policy wonks to know that they've been royally screwed for the last 30 years and that virtually NO ONE is stepping up to represent them. Come election time, to often voters have the "choice" between Corporate Shill A (D) and Corporate Shill B (R), knowing that neither party represents them. What is amazing is that so many people on this board blame the VOTERS for being apathetic. Apathy is the result, not the cause.