Quote:There's more to it than apathy.

 

Americans are less educated about their options today than they were even 2 or 3 decades ago.  They don't know the history of this nation, and they don't understand their role.  If they are voting, they're not doing any sort of research to determine what or who they should be voting for.  They become sheep who are spoon fed snippets and sound bytes and they use that to make their determinations. 


People don't take their rights seriously, and as a result, they're far too willing to sacrifice them.

 

Every generation has said the same thing about the following generation. Everyone thinks their generation knew more, cared more, and was more worthy of the fruits of liberty than the people of "today". 

 

Show me one generation who has ever said - "you know, these kids today are a lot more concerned and smarter than we were." I don't think you'll find one. It's just human nature to think "we" are more worthy than the "sheep" that exist today.

 

To listen to anyone over 50 it seems to have been all down hill since "the greatest generation".

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