Is the average American too dumb to vote for president?
Simmering Frog
2012/05/26 00:13:21
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Top Opinion
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Centurion~PWCM~JLA 2012/05/26 00:24:56
A good many, just follow the brightest star.. whatever television tells them. Many do not even know what party their hero is in..others are so poor they vote with their hearts, hoping the liar up front is REALLY telling them he will help. Others are paid to vote.. ah yes, in this great so called republic of our, votes are still paif for. and not to the little guy.. it is the big corporations and unions.. "vote for me and I will get you this that and the next thing". and then, like in Obama's case, they have to spend their whole presidency paying back.. and never get anythig done.
Are the people dumb.. perhaps, in some cases.. but the ones who are really dumb.. ARE THE MEDIA AND THE POLITICIANS.. God only knows why we listen.. perhaps we are dumb after all!
Just read most of the topics with Obama supporters fawning all over him like the Second Coming of Jesus Christ and his opposition blindly saying Anyone But Obama which I guess includes the Devil himself.
Idiots, the whole damn lot for the simple reality most Americans right left and center have been dumbed down so much they can't even spend an hour a week trying to learn new information about their candidates when they'll be stuck with them for the next 2,4 or 6 years... and by not spending that one hour a week to learn and make an informed decision, you then become responsible for everything going wrong in this country because leadership ability means nothing to you... just beat the other side and keep them from imposing their views on our side.
Have you ever considered that maybe it's you causing the problem instead of it always being the other side...
Just read most of the topics with Obama supporters fawning all over him like the Second Coming of Jesus Christ and his opposition blindly saying Anyone But Obama which I guess includes the Devil himself.
Idiots, the whole damn lot for the simple reality most Americans right left and center have been dumbed down so much they can't even spend an hour a week trying to learn new information about their candidates when they'll be stuck with them for the next 2,4 or 6 years... and by not spending that one hour a week to learn and make an informed decision, you then become responsible for everything going wrong in this country because leadership ability means nothing to you... just beat the other side and keep them from imposing their views on our side.
Have you ever considered that maybe it's you causing the problem instead of it always being the other side? That you have been dumbed down so much that you allow career con men convince you to blame the other side and ignore what we're doing to contribute to this madness and collapse?
No... you never think like that as it's always the other side.
At least if you're in the center there's a chance you'll be informed and try to see both sides instead of following the pack like a blind sheep led to slaughter. When one side gains a majority powerbase in Washington DC, that side will shift from center to extreme left or right while if the powers are balanced a bit better... both sides shift to the extreme when if they both try to find the center to heal themselves, they might just find themselves sharing a glass of beer or a pizza with someone they thought was an enemy, but now find they actually have some things in common!
Stop being sheep!
There are people who think our tax dollars come from Obama's "stash." There are people who don't know who their senators and congressperson are.
They should not vote, but in some cases they vote several times because Democrat operatives will drive them from one polling place to another.
A little bit of knowledge is a very dangerous thing. The media plays on that big time.
They even manage to pit us up against each other. Time to join under one person that will unite us all, liberals and conservatives: Ron Paul 2012!
You know what I hate? when people become 18 and can vote, their parents tell them who to vote for. A lot of people only vote for who their parents do and never look into the information themselves.
Separate rant, but I had to let it out there.
Pathetic.
The issue is the fact that too many Americans can't name their 3 Congress-critters, the Vice President, or most of the cabinet members if you ask 'em and have no clue as to what issues any of these folks actually campaigned on or their record since taking office. They walked in, punched a card, or pulled a lever, or toucheda block on a screen without any real cognizance of what was going on - they liked the candidates' looks, they liked the candidates' speaking styles, candidates vowed to 'gore the other guy's ox' not theirs, the candidates promised 'em 'something for nothing', they felt the candidates 'were just like me', or they just loved the taste of the snake oil they were being sold.
You want to award the albatross - hang it around the neck of apathetic citizens that don't have a clue when they perform their pilgrimage to the polling place and then refuse to take responsibilty for monitoring the fools they chose to represent them! Actually checking on these clowns might interefere with "American Idol" "Jersey Shore", "Monday Night Football", playing "Grand Theft Auto" or "Call of Duty", or otherwise living vicariously through a keyboard.
We've gotten exactly the government the majority deserves. As Pogo said, 'We have met the enemy and they is us!"
A four year enlistment might do something for them but then they might be more trouble to the services than they are worth.