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Someone came on my blog at 11:44pm and asked me the following question:

Anonymous said...

Why is it your readers hardly ever comment on your National/global posts (which I love) - any thoughts?

Thanks for asking as I have thought about this and have come up with a few things--

Most people don't want to think about horrible happenings in the world.  They are concentrated on their own immediate lives, their families, putting food on the table, holding on to their jobs and just trying to be happy. Serious issues upset their apple cart and they believe that no elected leader would lead us astray and if push comes to shove, that president who promised them hope and change will be there for them to keep the nation safe. They need positive energy rather than what's really around them and push it aside as not relative to them. They call the rest of us "complainers," or racists.
 
Obama still, to this day, has an approval rating of around 43%.  It is 43% points too high.

Half the country are Democrats and Obama is building his voting base by encouraging food stamps, "affordable" medical care, and generally doling out help from the state.  Ever since President Obama took office, the poverty rate among children has soared to 22 percent, with three million more children living in poor conditions.  Of course, the Feds won't do a thing about illegal immigration. And then you have Democrats like Bernie Sanders, who want to spend $3 billion on solar panels for the poor. The federal debt owed to the public has more than doubled — up 107 percent but Democrats don't care about that. Washington allows corporations to outsource and we have lost millions of jobs to overseas...they won't lower the corporate tax and keep jobs here.

The majority of voters in LW are Democrat as well as in Palm Beach County in general. It used to be, back in the 50's, you had to register Democrat or you had NO one to vote for in the primaries. It has stuck and it took me 40 years to do something about that.

Although I have readers from all over the place, predominantly they are from this city I would guess. Have you ever gotten in a conversation with anyone from around here on national or international issues. They just keep bowing down to Obama for all he has done for them such as gay rights as an example or they will refuse to get into the debate. I have a good friend who would not vote for Romney saying he was a "nerd." I have a few good acquaintances/friends who are Democrats and  don't read this blog--they only read fiction.

We have a large gay population. They are caught up in the rapture of his oratory and deeds and believe that he is the only one speaking for them. No doubt about it--he has done a lot.

The other thing about Lake Worth is that the local politics is split right down the middle from the informed to the uninformed, to the vocal and those who have no clue, so this brings the biggest response from those involved. The city is highly charged politically. Local issues are in their own back yard so immediately there is built-in interest.  My making mention of the ills of Obama doesn't cut it for them. They want to hear about our commission and Mike Bornstein or if we or they are  getting screwed.

We also have an active socialist population and you can't talk to them about anything but Bernie, abortions, and free college educations. There are the pacifists who believe and don't want us to be engaged in any more wars on foreign soil...NO boots on the ground they say. These are the people who want us to bring in Syrian refugees, support them and allow Muslim populations to grow in our country. We are a diverse nation, they tell us...bring us your tired, your poor,etc. and still bring up the Statute of Liberty. We have so many illegals in this city and that doesn't bother many of them.

They ignore the national debt of over $18 trillion and believe money grows on trees. We are a debtor nation and they don't care. We are helping the world, they believe. They don't want to hear what I have to say and dismiss it, as the nation continually slides into socialism and debt that is like quicksand, that we can't crawl from.

We have the atheists and the politically correct Democrats who want to do away with any religion and Obama has helped them achieve this. You do away with Christianity and you eradicate the soul of our nation. "Whatever we once were, we are no longer a Christian nation." BHO said this in 2006.

So there you have it--a few thoughts on this.  If I had taken the time, I probably would have come up with a better answer. I am a blogger who does not write for a targeted audience.  Hopefully next year the politics will change. When it does, it will be a rough road to get our nation back on track. And as Scott Maxwell said the other night, "We have never agreed on anything" and that's where the problem lies. There is no reaching across the aisle.