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treestar

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5. They have time

Reply to NNN0LHI (Original post)

Sat May 19, 2012, 03:51 PM

May 2012

If they really want to. They are not forced to vote with little information. Information is widely available. There is no excuse for this kind of thing - they just don't care, and things don't ever get bad enough for them to look beyond their own noses.

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Understanding politics is too complex for most people I know [View all] NNN0LHI May 2012 OP

Politics is simple, but unfortunatly, so is oppression BanTheGOP May 2012 #1

It shouldn't be difficult. You vote. Then, for your own good, the elected bail-out the super-rich AnotherMcIntosh May 2012 #2

Most I talk to simply feel too politically impotent to care, and just keep repeating past Lionessa May 2012 #3

"All politics is local." Tip O'Neill Tierra_y_Libertad May 2012 #4

They have time treestar May 2012 #5

People are not interested in politics,that is why. Swede May 2012 #6

I find politics entertaining NNN0LHI May 2012 #7

I agree. Swede May 2012 #8

It has to do with how wide your circle of awareness is lunatica May 2012 #9

Most of what people know is lies. What I know is true, of course, but some times I wonder. dimbear May 2012 #10