[quote=@The Harbinger of Ferocity]
Not to derail the current conversation, but something that just struck me as an interesting angle, and to understand the company here better, is to ask the question of, "How long have you been 'involved' in politics?" By which I mean more precisely, when did you invest your time and interest in it? ...
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I alternate between 'some concern' and 'utter indifference'. I vote in presidential elections, but I largely ignore state/local because basically everyone else (according to our system of a democratic republic) shares similar political views with mine. I do like to look at "Educated' political sections as I think it helps me to think things from a different point of view. As our thoughts and Ideas today our shaped by our experiences from our past, which is usually different than what another has experienced.