The November 2010 election will be the telling moment. If it becomes apparent that the ballot box doesn’t matter, a significant number of citizens will become more apathetic and drop out of the election process. Another significant number will seek other solutions. The dynamic will determine both what form of government we have going forward and how stable it is.
I hope and pray that in the 2010 elections, conservative voter lines will wrap around the polling places numerous times. However, I guess I’m overly insulated in my red southern state conservative bubble, surrounded by likeminded friends. I was shocked at the answers of the five people in an Arkansas cafe that Griff Jenkins interviewed last night on FOX. I figured I’d hear some good zingers from conservative Arkansans. But when asked their opinion of the healthcare legislation, ALL of them were either ignorant or glibly answered, “We need to help the poor.”
One interviewee in the medical profession said she’s taking a wait-and-see-what’s-in-the-bill attitude. I wanted to shout, “We already KNOW enough of the bill. We don’t need to know more. Besides, even if we DIDN’T know, it’s the entire PREMISE that needs to be exposed!”
Apathetic for a while, but remember, in Communist dictatorships the percentage voting for the dictatorship is usually over 90%.