Reply #10: Because it's easier to stay in the "status quo" then to actually think [View All]

[KaryninMiami]

Most of America lives in a vacuum. They watch a little news on TV (many watch FOX), figure they know all they need to know and that "politics are all the same" anyway. Unless the gas prices go up tremendously, we have a major terror attack or something like bird flu actually makes it's way over here, most Americans, unfortunately, are too involved with their daily lives to actually pay attention to what is really going on. That's why when you ask a Bush supporter what it is they like about this administration, they usually regurgitate what they hear from Rush or some basic spin from mainstream media or Faux news. When you try to inspire them to give you some rationale or specifics behind their statements, or ask intelligent questions about what they have said, they rarely (in my experience) are able to respond except to get defensive. Especially when you, as a thinking, reading, rational, compassionate, concerned American, have a ton of real facts, real research and genuine information about how their lives, their country, their planet and the world are being impacted by these neocon monsters currently calling the shots.

So, until something big happens that makes national news and smacks them into reality, unfortunately, things will not change all that dramatically.

Believe me- I try constantly. Every time I meet a Bush fan, I am polite, sincere and to the point when I inquire about their perceptions but it goes nowhere because they have no answers.