Like most citizens, I have always thought of America as being the greatest nation on earth. This sense of patriotism gives me a feeling of pride and duty for my country. However, more and more I am beginning to realize just how terrifying it is to be in a country where people elect individuals such as Ryan, Akin, Bachman, Cantor and many other right-wing zealots to develop and attempt to enact the laws that will govern them. These people are so far out of touch with mainstream society that it stands to reason that the people who elect them are as well. How do these people get elected? There are far more liberal-leaning citizens in this country than there are far right. Is it simply that the left is too apathetic to get out and vote? If this is the case, how do we combat this apathy? Or is it the fact that there are far too many uninformed people who blindly vote for Republicans out of sheer ignorance? It is the latter of which I will discuss here. Read More
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Sunday, August 26, 2012
How do We Combat the Plague of Ignorance?
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Like most citizens, I have always thought of America as being the greatest nation on earth. This sense of patriotism gives me a feeling of pride and duty for my country. However, more and more I am beginning to realize just how terrifying it is to be in a country where people elect individuals such as Ryan, Akin, Bachman, Cantor and many other right-wing zealots to develop and attempt to enact the laws that will govern them. These people are so far out of touch with mainstream society that it stands to reason that the people who elect them are as well. How do these people get elected? There are far more liberal-leaning citizens in this country than there are far right. Is it simply that the left is too apathetic to get out and vote? If this is the case, how do we combat this apathy? Or is it the fact that there are far too many uninformed people who blindly vote for Republicans out of sheer ignorance? It is the latter of which I will discuss here. Read More
Like most citizens, I have always thought of America as being the greatest nation on earth. This sense of patriotism gives me a feeling of pride and duty for my country. However, more and more I am beginning to realize just how terrifying it is to be in a country where people elect individuals such as Ryan, Akin, Bachman, Cantor and many other right-wing zealots to develop and attempt to enact the laws that will govern them. These people are so far out of touch with mainstream society that it stands to reason that the people who elect them are as well. How do these people get elected? There are far more liberal-leaning citizens in this country than there are far right. Is it simply that the left is too apathetic to get out and vote? If this is the case, how do we combat this apathy? Or is it the fact that there are far too many uninformed people who blindly vote for Republicans out of sheer ignorance? It is the latter of which I will discuss here. Read More
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