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NRaleighLiberal

(60,040 posts)
Tue Jun 26, 2018, 02:30 PM Jun 2018

The US is in an awful place, caught between FEAR and GREED, enabled by APATHY

Fear, due to ignorance, or brainwashing, or lack of curiosity, has taken over nearly half of our country

Those in power are wielding fear like a weapon to control this near-half. Toss in use of religion in all of the ways that are totally unreligious.....

Far, far too many of those who haven't drunk that particular kool aid are infected by apathy - thinking that their vote doesn't matter. We - the decent, kind, open and curious - out number them...but are handing all of this to them on a platter by not voting in sufficient numbers.

Has there even been such an important impending election? Has motivating those who have yet to be poisoned and controlled ever been to critical?

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The US is in an awful place, caught between FEAR and GREED, enabled by APATHY (Original Post) NRaleighLiberal Jun 2018 OP
The coming election will be a major fork in the road for America. One way will be straight into RKP5637 Jun 2018 #1
I don't think apathy is in play presently, but I fear a arthritisR_US Jun 2018 #2
K&R smirkymonkey Jun 2018 #3

RKP5637

(67,112 posts)
1. The coming election will be a major fork in the road for America. One way will be straight into
Tue Jun 26, 2018, 02:38 PM
Jun 2018

a dystopia for most Americans as they don't comprehend what is going on. The other fork will be a chance to recovery from this disaster. There will be no in between.

arthritisR_US

(7,303 posts)
2. I don't think apathy is in play presently, but I fear a
Tue Jun 26, 2018, 02:38 PM
Jun 2018

learned helplessness may set in immobilizing people and hindering voting.

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