tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411468797135958003.post6804183717344594234..comments2024-02-25T04:23:55.864-08:00Comments on The Sky Is My Garden: Lame Duck America Mitchell Hegmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00671652808805014504noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411468797135958003.post-7114187978561222352016-11-12T05:33:30.580-08:002016-11-12T05:33:30.580-08:00I have always been upset by how few people vote. ...I have always been upset by how few people vote. I don't understand that at all. I was (still am) disturbed by things Trump said and proposed. But talking about what you are going to do when running for office and "doing" are two vastly different beasts. I think he will be clashing with his own party. I suspect we will see a much "softer" man as president. I hope. Finally, I think Democrats failed to turn out because Hillary is perceived (correctly or not) to have so much baggage. Keep the faith, Ariel. We are a great nation! Mitchell Hegmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00671652808805014504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2411468797135958003.post-87212672856143396592016-11-11T10:51:46.411-08:002016-11-11T10:51:46.411-08:00I am quoting below what a friend said: "I hav...I am quoting below what a friend said: "I have so much trouble accepting that 47% of the voters in this country stayed home on election day. So what we have now is a president who has been elected by less than 50% of the less than 50% of the eligible voters. I am having a lot of trouble wrapping my brain, and my heart, around this."<br /><br />As for me, I think that we should all care about what happens to our politics because whether we like it or not there's no getting away from it. It affects all aspects not only of our lives but even those of the generations to come. What we do today spells out our tomorrow. And we might try to run away from politics but it always catches up with us. Rather than close our eyes and play blind to what are going on around us, it would be better to help improve the political climate in our country. And that means looking at economic and social issues and enlightening others. Afterall apathy is a sad thing. It squanders opportunities to help improve things. Apathy is the death of a democracy. Ariel Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12916654252322650486noreply@blogger.com