A Large Part Of The Population Does Not Care Who Is In Power.

[TheMastersNemesis]

As I watch people running around shopping and getting ready for a season of excess consumption with excessive trash I get the impression that many of them do not care who is in power. So we have a real lunatic in the White House and a bunch barbarians in Congress. No big deal really. Does not effect me is the attitude.

[JHan]

1. Apathy kills..

Then folks complain about "the system"

[The_Casual_Observer]

2. I myself am guilty of trying to forget about it for the moment with the holidays

Approching. Probably a big mistake and being selfish, I know.

[NanceGreggs]

5. I don't think the OP is talking about you.

There's a difference between wanting to forget the election in order to enjoy the holidays, and not having been bothered to pay attention to the election in the first place.

I think a lot of us will use the upcoming holidays to focus on other things. And it's a god time to do so.

The mess we have to deal with will still be there in January.

[DesertFlower]

3. because people are stupid and naive.

i keep wondering how we're going to teach our children. what can we say about the election of a con man? what can we tell them about the things he said about mexicans, muslims, women, et. are they going to think it's okay for them to act the same way?

[lunasun]

14. Better tell the children now. You don't know what influence is at school

http://www.tpusa.com

[MFM008]

4. Approx 126 million voted

230 million did not.
Assholes. Should be mandatory.

[TeamPooka]

6. Wait til we start losing 700,000 jobs a month again. The suckers will care then.

[roamer65]

8. ..or their 401k takes a 40 percent hit.

Then they will be bitching.

[a kennedy]

13. Yup, this is the reason they'll be bitching.....this and their vouchered Medicare,

and their non existent social security.....oh yah, then you'll hear them bitching.

[oberliner]

7. People shouldn't go shopping or go about their lives?

What were you doing while you watched people shopping and getting ready for the holidays?

[TheMastersNemesis]

9. I Was Musing How We Are A Nation Of Complete Fools. Particularly Republicans.

[Wounded Bear]

10. If they gave a shit, they would vote...

Far too many people can't see the connection between the gov't and their own lives. By the time they notice the world is going to hell, it'll be too late. Kind of like Climate Change. People are finally coming around. It might already be too late to check that.

[Grey Lemercier]

11. custodial democracy, unfortunately now with a nazi janitorial crew

[CentralMass]

12. I have gotten to the point where I feel my vote is useless.

I'll undoubtedly continue to waste my time doing it. Since Oregon mails ballots, there is not much excuse for not filling it out mailing it back or dropping it off.

The last time a candidate that I voted for in the primary won was 24 years ago.

I have a philosophical issue with voting for what I don't want. I feel by doing so, I own it. So most of my votes in the general election are me caving on my principles.