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Originally Posted by DaemonSeid
UGA...to be honest...I started paying attention to the political process
I started watching who stayed in cabinent, who resigned....
I never had any love for Bush, but the presidency had me pay attention more to how my money was spent, schooling, jobs etc...
There is so much more now that I am watching because I think the US is in trouble and if the 'right' person (out of this weak field) ins't elected...we are gonna find ourselves in a bad spot.
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I'm not really sure that who we elect as President among the field we've got will really make that big a difference. I'm not expecting salvation or damnation out of it.
I think the country is facing a decline in some areas, but I think the problems are cultural rather than political. I don't mean anything religious, just that our perceptions of ourselves, our values and what we expect from life are fundamentally changing the freedom and prosperity we can expect. In some areas things might be better, but generally, I think it's going to be a, fortunately slow, decline in what I like about America and our vision of ourselves. I still think we're the best thing going, but we're talking about shifting a lot of burdens to the federal government to handle and they are going to be expensive and bureaucratic without providing much relief.
So, did what you learned from paying more attention really make any difference in terms of anything you are likely to do? Do you have a sense that had you not learned X, you'd vote for person A, but because you learned X, you have to go for person B?
I think very few of us look for anything other than confirmation of what we already think when we do pay attention, but I hope that you surprise me.