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lees1975

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4. Half of the people in this country who are eligible to vote are not even registered.

Reply to BootinUp (Original post)

Mon Oct 28, 2024, 12:03 PM

Oct 28

We now have one of the most disengaged populations and uninformed electorates anywhere in the world. I believe it was John Dewey who once said that an educated electorate was the backbone of the Republic, and that education, first and foremost, was the safeguard against dictatorship.

And a free press is another essential. But we have a population now that doesn't read, and corporately owned media that doesn't tell the truth and is nothing more than paid propaganda.

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"Fascism thrives on indifference and ignorance," it warned. [View all] BootinUp Oct 27 OP

We are in a unique time, and all of us need to pay attention. For the sake of our nation, our countrymen Dennis Donovan Oct 27 #1

Probably not so unique except in our own experience. Nt BootinUp Oct 27 #2

And denial. Solly Mack Oct 27 #3

Half of the people in this country who are eligible to vote are not even registered. lees1975 Oct 28 #4