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When voter apathy is a good thing
Moraliablog.com ^ | August 20, 2008 | Moralia

Posted on 08/20/2008 8:54:51 AM PDT by Aretaphila

It has become a commonplace in American political discourse to lament the number of people who do not vote, and to see increased voter participation as a panacea for our political problems. I beg to differ...

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TOPICS: Politics
KEYWORDS: jeromeblock; literacytest; voterapathy

1 posted on 08/20/2008 8:54:51 AM PDT by Aretaphila
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To: Aretaphila

Idiots should remain apathetic voters. There is nothing more harmful than energized idiots.


2 posted on 08/20/2008 9:03:55 AM PDT by SampleMan (We are a free and industrious people, socialist nannies do not become us.)
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To: Aretaphila

I concur. Some people really don’t follow politics and the news, and don’t vote. If they don’t vote, that’s fine with me. If they don’t care enough about the issues and candidates to learn something about them, then they shouldn’t vote.


3 posted on 08/20/2008 9:04:51 AM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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