Almost 2/3 Of
Americans Have Given Up On Political Parties, Citing Corruption In Government, by Mac Slavo,
SHTFplan.com, posted by Tyler Durden, 4/30/18,
Disillusioned by the promises of politicians and convinced that the entire
political system is irreparably corrupt, many Americans will be staying out of
the voting booth for the 2018 elections. This isn’t new, however, as many refused to
vote in 2016 as well.
Respondents told poll
takers at USA Today and
Suffolk University in a recent survey: “Nearly
two-thirds of adult U.S. citizens will stay away from the polls during the
coming midterm elections, and they say they have given up on the political
parties and a system that they say is beyond reform and repair…A majority of those non-voters would like to
see a third party or multiple parties.” –Suffolk University
Although that number may
seem high, in 2016, faced with the prospect of having to choose between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, 46.9% of eligible voters didn’t even
vote in the presidential election.
Most of those who no
longer vote have given
up on the “lesser of two evils” fallacy and the irrational
belief that somehow the government has our best interests in mind.
“The poll surveyed Americans who
aren’t registered to vote or who are registered but say they’re unlikely to
cast a ballot. Combined, the two groups include more than 100 million adults,
the pollsters note.”
And the corruption in
government is becoming apparent to those who choose to opt out of voting. About
68 percent of independent voters and party registered voters who say they are
unlikely to vote this year agreed with the statement: “I don’t pay much attention to politics because it
is so corrupt.”
It’s a marked increase
over the 54 percent of respondents who agreed to this characterization of
politics in the 2012 survey.
The bad news for both major political parties continues too. According to Truth in Media, around 63 percent of
respondents in these categories agreed or strongly agreed with the statement: “I don’t pay much attention to politics
because nothing ever gets done – it’s a bunch of empty promises,” which is also
up from the 59 percent who said the same nearly six years ago.
Only 22 percent of respondents said the Democratic and Republican parties do a good job
of representing Americans’ political views, which is down from 32 percent when
the question was asked in 2012.
An increasing number of voters from both sides are beginning to see the
corruption and manufactured compassion inherent in most (if not
all) politicians.
Comments
At the base of each
party is a mindless cult, being manipulated by Big Money. They want a passive,
compliant electorate and they hope nobody gets an unintended dose of common
sense. Clearly Democrats pose a greater threat to our economy, but the Republican
“Establishment” isn’t much better.
Trump is going it
alone and I’m with him. Trump needs Republican control of the House and the
Senate, so I will hold my nose and vote for bad Republicans.
Norb Leahy, Dunwoody
GA Tea Party Leader
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