I have spent some time talking to people who do not vote, never heard any reason other than those people are convinced things are already past the point of their vote mattering. Most have felt that way for many, many years. Very jaded, does not mean they would sit out any sort of unrest.
We haven’t had even 65% eligible voter turnout for 100+ years. Most of the time it has been much less than that. It is much, much less for off year congressional, and even less than that for state and local. I would hazard that most of the people who don’t deign to vote in presidential elections can’t express a coherent political philosophy that would guide them at the ballot.
I guess I am thinking you have to at least try the political process before you undergo the hardship that would come with participating in sustained civil unrest. I think we have it so good that folks really don’t have to care about politics if they don’t want to. I don’t agree with that, but I think that is ultimately the reason eligible voters choose not to care—they just don’t have to care, at least that they perceive.
Our poorest are the most likely to be obese, have smart phones, and most are used to air conditioning. I don’t see anything widespread going down while this is the case.
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