Sadly so.
I cannot tell you how many people I come across every day -- family, friends, neighbors, co-workers, acquaintances -- who, if I bring up the subject of the election, invariably respond in platitudes -- and, more often than not, platitudes that are merely echoes of television soundbites.
What on earth could be more important than undertstanding the beliefs of the two men who are seeking to run one's country, during an era in which there are more threats to our lives, sovereignty, and very existence than at any other time in our history?
I have said to a handful of people, in utter frustration, 'How can you love your children, and not be willing to expend the energy to understand where our potential leaders want to take us? You are condemning your children to live in a world about which you deliberately choose to exercise no informed input.'
I haven't yet lost any friends as a result, but I suspect that day may be just around the corner. :(
~ joanie
Such people are not your friends. Actions - or lack of action - has consequences. One of our biggest problems today is that no one is held accountable for their deeds. And the prevailing liberal wisdom is that no one should be.
Madness.
Thanks for this very informative thread.
We should try to keep it near the top, for everyone to read.