toris wrote:
To be fair, Hailey, the Americans CARE!....The average American is not be blame.... or the average Australian... or the average Asian... or the average Indian... or the average.... whatever.... the world is phucked at times.... the american 'people' should not be blamed for the way of their politicians. I love the American people. Dearly.... I've just been lucky to never meet an American politician. xx
That's a nice sentiment, and in some countries, the people are not at all responsible for their government. Americans are absolutely responsible for their government. The government works for the people, not the other way around. The people are solely to blame for their government.
You could argue that larger corporations/the military-industrial complex is more to blame than the people. But the people could change that if they wanted to. War is over if you want it.
In the United States, voter turnout for presidential elections is around 50%. Midterms are closer to 30%. Americans always complain about Congress, and with good reason. Congress, as a whole, usually has a 20% or lower approval rating. Yet imcumbents are almost always re-elected.
American children have to go to school with metal detectors and armed guard - and maybe even armed teachers soon - because getting shot in class is a very real possibility. The government violated international law and UN treaties recently when they separated children from their parents and locked them in cages for seeking asylum.
Americans were outraged on social media. I suppose you could argue that they were outraged in person since the 2018 midterms had the highest voter turnout in 100 years. We all patted ourselves on the back for that. #wecare #yayus.
Voter turnout in 2018 was 50%. That's the high bar for voting. 50%. Half not even showing up is a stellar victory.
People who care vote. Hashtags on Twitter don't get the job done.