So you don't care about what is going on around you because your experience has been that nothing much changes. Well that is correct if you don't know what you have. Being ignorant to how our system of government operates and it's purpose is probably the most destructive failing in our society. If all you do is occasionally listen to what others tell you about what the "facts" are you are really doing a disservice to yourself and those whom you come into contact with. Even listening to me here tell you that being ignorant to politics has a price, should require you to question my hypothesis and inform yourself as to whether I am right or wrong. Generally though you should be able to understand that being uninformed allows for things to happen to you that you don't have a say in. I am not saying you need to be an expert on every subject out there in politics but I am saying that you need to know the basic facts of policies that have a direct impact on your life. Don't you want to be part of what effects you? Of course you do but you have to pay a price for it. Yes, you have to take some of your valuable time and spend it on learning the logic of why our society exists. What is a democracy and what should it accomplish in this day and age? Simple enough to start and you will curiously find that this stuff is interesting and it also allows you to talk with other folks who are interested also. We have a commonality of purpose beyond our goal of living life in a carefree way that sates our appetites. We have to live in this world well beyond our youth and what kind of policies we understand and support will carry forward with us throughout our lives.
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