>Americans want the right to vote and participate in democracy, but are generally unwilling to take the responsibility to be informed. I'm not so sure about th

>Americans want the right to vote and participate in democracy, but are generally unwilling to take the responsibility to be informed. I'm not so sure about that. Especially given that only ~42% of eligible voters cast votes in the 2016 US elections[0]. What's most troubling about that statistic is that more eligible voters did not vote than voted for any of the presidential candidates. Without ascribing motives or intentions, it's not clear that your statement is supported by the facts. I don't know what the motives/intentions of those non-voters might be. Given that I always vote in every election, because I see it as my duty and responsibility as a citizen, and because that's how we choose the path our government (and, more broadly our society) will take. Especially in local and state elections, where my vote (given the smaller size of electorates in such elections) is more consequential. In any case, while voter suppression and disenfranchisement are all too common in the US, such activity doesn't explain why nearly half of eligible voters abdicated their responsibility and gave away their opportunity to create the government they want to have. [0] https://guides.libraries.psu.edu/post-election-2016/voter-turnout https://guides.libraries.psu.edu/post-election-2016/voter-tu...