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This sinister & pervasive line of thought terrifies me. Too many Americans under 40 share similar thoughts: my vote doesn't count, some mysterious corporate/bil
by dillondoyle 7y ago
This sinister & pervasive line of thought terrifies me. Too many Americans under 40 share similar thoughts: my vote doesn't count, some mysterious corporate/billionaire $$ controls everything so why bother, antipathy etc.
It's scary that many actually believe this and thus self-fulfill their prophecy because they don't get involved and don't vote.
To further amplify this detrimental affect, there are state-sponsored trolls/propagandists actively driving this wedge and these narratives online to attack our Democracy from within.
- yourbandsucks 7y agoLying to yourself for the greater good? I've been involved. Will continue to be. It's still the truth. Ask yourself, how come when America's chief global rival does bad things, it's cause for condemnation, but America must be protected from criticism? Nobody cares about Yemen but everyone is very sure Hezbollah are bad guys? Our system of control is so much more effective than state censorship. And the trains don't even run on time.
- orthecreedence 7y agoDon't mistake my seeing things for how they are as apathy. That's a false equivalence. I absolutely support getting out and participating in the political process, but it's important to understand just how much of what happens is completely out of our control because how else do we fix that? The act of noticing and speaking of this is not the same as the act of giving up. Also, my responses were a reality check in the face of the propaganda you're speaking of. The "the US is the most free and moral country!" folks are getting a much bigger dose of force-fed freedom than anybody else.