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It's not a matter, usually, of mental prowess. The United States and it's government has become so complex and interdependent on outside factors, completely beyond any individual's control or understanding, that it's natural to feel that true comprehension is impossible.
Economists of varying stripes argue endlessly over exactly how much unemployment is good. The party out of power always prods the majority about pork spending. Air quality standards only matter to those who have bad air. And so on and so on.
My approach is to keep my energies focused on local issues/policies if at all possible. Politics on a local level can still be grasped by a reasonable individual.
Or.... you can chuck it all and move to the wilderness. A couple of friends have done just that. Not luddites, just don't give a rodents patootie who is ahead in what poll this week.
2Wolves
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