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Kilgore

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22. Not useful idots

Wed Sep 26, 2018, 08:51 AM

Sep 2018

In terms of doing someones bidding.

The better term would be "disengaged politically" in all other aspects they are mainstream with good jobs or retired living a comfortable life. My gut says they just want to avoid the hair on fire debate and conflict that politics has become today.

In many ways I can respect that.

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So I talked with 3 random Americans.... [View all] DemocracyMouse Sep 2018 OP

Yup, run into low-information, non-voters all the time... have to find a way to grab their attention InAbLuEsTaTe Sep 2018 #1

What news sites do you recommend? DemocracyMouse Sep 2018 #2

Possible sites??? alwaysinasnit Sep 2018 #3

They won't follow news sites. Direct them to Stephen Colbert, John Oliver, Doonesbury, etc. meadowlander Sep 2018 #4

Excellent suggestion! betsuni Sep 2018 #6

Bill Maher in a pinch if they're a libertarian. meadowlander Sep 2018 #8

People who have their faces glued to phones mnhtnbb Sep 2018 #14

I've actually been recommending DemocraticUnderground.com. Totally Tunsie Sep 2018 #10

totally tunsie bdamomma Sep 2018 #40

They don't care. trc Sep 2018 #9

I hear ya, or as I like to say, usin Shrub mispeak, never misunderestimate the stupidity of the InAbLuEsTaTe Sep 2018 #17

Bring back civics classes in middle or high school! Everyone should have to learn luvtheGWN Sep 2018 #26

One way to grab their attention is to point out that the MO repugs rolled back increases in ... SWBTATTReg Sep 2018 #32

they're the secondary and tertiary recipients of the talk radio propaganda in 40 states x 80 senato certainot Sep 2018 #42

some people would just prefer to do other things. like have fun JI7 Sep 2018 #5

Well, It's The Kardashians LandOfHopeAndDreams Sep 2018 #7

Would be funny if it weren't so true!! We're completely fucked... don't see how this country InAbLuEsTaTe Sep 2018 #19

Its easy to forget we are a minority of political junkies here Kilgore Sep 2018 #15

Sad, but true... basically what I've been sayin'. InAbLuEsTaTe Sep 2018 #20

Not useful idots Kilgore Sep 2018 #22

The desire to "write off" these non-voters stems from the same late empire decadence DemocracyMouse Sep 2018 #11

There was a time I'd be right there with you... not sure anymore TBH. InAbLuEsTaTe Sep 2018 #21

No beer for you! :-) DemocracyMouse Sep 2018 #23

haha, okay... InAbLuEsTaTe Sep 2018 #31

I do this all the time since every time I go out I wear BigmanPigman Sep 2018 #12

I was talking to one of those (between her peeks at her phone) and casually mentioned the Census... TreasonousBastard Sep 2018 #13

DU should take all its brain power and formulate a "reach out" meme package DemocracyMouse Sep 2018 #24

If you've ever watched Jimmy Kimmel's occasional luvtheGWN Sep 2018 #29

People like this also never vote. Oneironaut Sep 2018 #16

See above! :-) DemocracyMouse Sep 2018 #25

Would they say that bdamomma Sep 2018 #41

k and r Achilleaze Sep 2018 #18

Good post. I would offer one caveat/correction based on my discussion with "random Americans" ... KPN Sep 2018 #27

Luckily at the food bank ChazII Sep 2018 #28

Most people want to be entertained and don't want to think at all. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2018 #30

Every election I hear the dem party talking about going after the undecided voter. CrispyQ Sep 2018 #33

Thank you for the apt graphic! DemocracyMouse Sep 2018 #34

Slogans like "healthy forests" & "clear skies" work, even when they are lies. CrispyQ Sep 2018 #35

Agreed. Whose our (more enlightened and honest) version of Carl Rove? DemocracyMouse Sep 2018 #36

Michael Moore's latest zentrum Sep 2018 #38

Smart Bumper sign. zentrum Sep 2018 #37

Been hollering for years that monied Dems need to mount a public education PR push.. Grasswire2 Sep 2018 #39

Whether they are low-information voters or just people frightened of a world they don't understand, Nitram Sep 2018 #43

Howard Dean credited having the minimum wage increase NewJeffCT Sep 2018 #44