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<blockquote data-quote="BrownArmy" data-source="post: 1411039" data-attributes="member: 18225">I guess I&#039;m unsure how not voting helps the situation.Part of the problem, it seems to me, is that our media-industrial complex vis-a-vis political candidates, especially in the last thirty years, has led to a general dumbing-down of these candidates, because no one with half a brain, at this point, will subject themselves to the injustice of the circus-like election process (whoring out to donors, the idiot-media cycle, etc.).It&#039;s natural-selection, not for useful traits, but for those that respond positively to the insane world of elections today (see S. Palin, M. Bachmann, etc.).A good example of this is President Obama:&nbsp; very good at winning the election, twice, not so great at running this country.&nbsp; There are several theorists saying that America actually doesn&#039;t want a &#039;great&#039; President anymore, i.e. none among those we consider as &#039;great&#039; Presidents would ever get elected today.It&#039;s a race to the bottom.Still, back to the point, I&#039;m unsure how not voting helps the situation.If no one voted, that might make a difference...if everyone voted, that would surely make a difference.In all seriousness, what am I missing?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BrownArmy, post: 1411039, member: 18225"] I guess I'm unsure how not voting helps the situation. Part of the problem, it seems to me, is that our media-industrial complex vis-a-vis political candidates, especially in the last thirty years, has led to a general dumbing-down of these candidates, because no one with half a brain, at this point, will subject themselves to the injustice of the circus-like election process (whoring out to donors, the idiot-media cycle, etc.). It's natural-selection, not for useful traits, but for those that respond positively to the insane world of elections today (see S. Palin, M. Bachmann, etc.). A good example of this is President Obama: very good at winning the election, twice, not so great at running this country. There are several theorists saying that America actually doesn't want a 'great' President anymore, i.e. none among those we consider as 'great' Presidents would ever get elected today. It's a race to the bottom. Still, back to the point, I'm unsure how not voting helps the situation. If no one voted, that might make a difference...if everyone voted, that would surely make a difference. In all seriousness, what am I missing? [/QUOTE]

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