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Originally Posted by TMI Guy
Interestingly enough, Maxum, I agree with a lot of what you have to say (including the part about political discussions on this forum), although I'm probably not as cynical about the current situation as you are.
I do not agree, however, with your claim that people are "ignorant" if they think that they actually have control over the situation from a voter standpoint. In fact, you go on to immediately show why this isn't the case: the Republican establishment does not like Trump, yet he is the party's nominee. He ran as a Republican, he got the votes, and he won the nomination. Voters were clearly in the driver's seat when it came to choosing the Republican nominee, despite the desires of the party insiders.
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The voters still have the power in this country and that scares the living daylights out of the career pols. Unfortunately voters give up that power by not educating themselves to issues but rather relying on soundbites, comedy shows and biased news for information, or voting with no information at all.
Listening to news reports on what Trump says versus listening to what Trump says shows how inaccurate reports can be. It is also extremely important to look existing pols records, how they vote versus what they say. For some there is a huge gulf between words and deeds. Actions are important also, everyone makes mistakes, some acknowledge them, some blame others for their misdeeds.