This is a really useful breakdown, Margaret. Thank you! It occurs to me that many of the people I know, who tend to skew to the moderate / liberal / progressive side, feel some of the same things, especially #2, "betrayed," and #3, "powerless." In fact, I do too, and it's not because I'm out of the political loop: I've always been politi…
This is a really useful breakdown, Margaret. Thank you! It occurs to me that many of the people I know, who tend to skew to the moderate / liberal / progressive side, feel some of the same things, especially #2, "betrayed," and #3, "powerless." In fact, I do too, and it's not because I'm out of the political loop: I've always been politically minded, and over the last eight years I've been actively engaged. The result is that after examining my feelings, my reason keeps telling me that they're not unjustified. This is actually helping me come up with ways to persuade my skeptical friends that voting is worthwhile.
This is a really useful breakdown, Margaret. Thank you! It occurs to me that many of the people I know, who tend to skew to the moderate / liberal / progressive side, feel some of the same things, especially #2, "betrayed," and #3, "powerless." In fact, I do too, and it's not because I'm out of the political loop: I've always been politically minded, and over the last eight years I've been actively engaged. The result is that after examining my feelings, my reason keeps telling me that they're not unjustified. This is actually helping me come up with ways to persuade my skeptical friends that voting is worthwhile.