I have spent a lifetime trying to figure out why the American voter is a moron. I know that is harsh! But a little slice of reality nonetheless. For the last thirty years the voter has not once looked to the future. It has always been about the moment. The voter had a chance in the 70’s to have the alt energy that they so badly want now. In the 80’s they had the chance for a more equitable society for all, but greed won that battle. The 80’s started the massive partisanship, the old “us against them” thinking that has destroyed Washington.
The one bright spot was the 90’s, a balanced budget and a good economy, but with all that it was still based on greed and deception. But the partisanship got deeper and more ugly. Then we tripped and babbled our way into the 21st century. Partisanship is still a pathetic drag on the government. Oil and Wall Street took a lead role in the government and deficit spending made a return.
Now it is election time once again and the normal uglier side of politics has returned. But the question I ask is , in this election will the voter look to the past or for once look to the future? The voter has shown promise in past election only to let that promise melt away into a vote for ignorance. Which voter will show up on Nov 4th?
Most countries’ voters seem to be short termist in their view. They get swayed by promises made during election campaigns and by the most recent past events – so many could vote in a knee-jerk response fashion. People have short memories – and politicians are professionally trained to deceive when necessary, create spin, and make fancy statements that an average person might have trouble objectively evaluating.
I can only speak of the UK here of course – but feel we have the same trouble on the other side of the pond to you!
hey curious…thanx for the comment…so true….confusion is their best weapon…keep the voter off balance and anything is possible.