2010-11-03, 08:58 PM
OB3LISK Wrote:There are FARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR more idiots in the USA than intelligent people capable of thinking. FARRRRRRRR more.
I heard a group of kids in my school talking about how they saw Linda McMcahan running for some seat, and since they recognized her from wrestling, they're gunna vote for her.
I don't even know how to respond to things like that. It's so discouraging.
Sadly, you're correct. A striking population of the United States is, let's just say, stupid (my grandmother believes it's ~45%; I'll leave the estimates to all of you). And how to you cure stupid? Through education. The most difficult part of widespread education, however, is the fact that it's widespread; finding a way to quickly deliver a message to millions of people that's engaging enough for them to pay attention, memorable enough for them to recall it when casting a ballot, and honest and true enough for them to know they don't have to take more time doing further research - all of this is required, all on a grandiose scale.
Hopefully what I'm saying is nothing but a review for everyone here, but if there's anything this election has shown, it's that education of the masses needs to be strongly reconsidered for 2012.
MariaColette Wrote:Pessimistic thinking like that instead of trying doesn't help a thing, you know. Apparently 60% of voters didn't vote (I heard this from my roommate, I could be wrong). That's 60% of the population who had the same mindset as you (or are just lazy. Worst case, they probably just couldn't). Do you know how much different the results could have been if they did?
OT: Not American.
Less than 93 million Americans voted yesterday, while a little over 130 million voted in 2008. Even though presidential election years are always more popular than midterm elections, it's still important to note that, yes, the couple dozen million who didn't vote and who had in previous years would have made an enormous difference.