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		Konnstann on Oct 5, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Interpol chief Meng Hongwei vanishes on trip to Ch... It's not ignorant to say that because just looking at voter turnouts can tell you a lot about Americans' relationship with their government. At least the detached/unaware part, I can't speak to the rest of the statement.

emodendroket on Oct 5, 2018 | [–]

What does it say, though? An alternate interpretation is that Americans are aware but feel the choices presented are a sham.

prolikewh0a on Oct 5, 2018 | [–]

>Self-centered, detached, unaware of their constitutional privileges to change things or unwilling to use them, perhaps.

I think this is very accurate.

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