Is it easier to be a sheep.?

Question

Do you think the American (on a whole) are totally uninformed when it come to politics?

Answer 1

Gauging by all the answers in YA politics and elections, a good number here are illiterate.

Answer 2

There are 3 kinds of people:

1. sheep

2. sheep dogs

3.wolves.

Sheep go about their business and bother no one much.

Sheep dogs protect the sheep with their lives and never hurt them.

Wolves eat the sheep and destroy whatever they feel like because they can.

Unfortunately, sheep hate the sheepdogs.

Answer 3

Judging from some answers, even from those on the politics section, it would seem so.

The UK is catching up now though. In the old days when there was a choice between socialists, liberals and conservatives, and there was an informed debate.

Now, like the States, there is not much choice or difference, except in details.

So unless you are actively interested, you might as well forget it, and get on with the "recreational" dross that we are immersed in, the sheep dip of celebrity gossip, playstations, TV, and fear of terrorists.- there's no time for politics.

Answer 4

there is not that many differences between the parties so it is easy to just follow along, but if we had a party system like most of Europe the big parties have to join up with the little parties to have the majority and the masses and the smaller groups get there way to.

Answer 5

Yes and Yes.

Answer 6

I take the road less traveled by.

Answer 7

If they are uninformed it is not because they can't inform themselves. Alot of the public likes to be told what to do, and what is right and wrong. Many don't like to think for themselves because it is difficult, and sometimes the things you learn are hard to accept. The reason alot of people are sheep is because they would rather follow than lead. They would rather be herded around, and to answer your question, Yes, it is easier to just accept what others say is true, and not find out on your own!

Answer 8

only the liberals/socialists

Answer 9

Yeah, for the most part. Why do you think people like Hannity and Limbaugh are in business.

LOL! Limbaugh fans even admit to being sheep....they call themselves "ditto heads." Another way of saying they agree with everything Limbaugh says.

Answer 10

Most people indoctrinated by republicans are indeed  non-informed at best and totally blind at worst.

The questions they ask and the answers they give clearly show that they have no idea what's going in the world and even in their own country. They seems not to understand even the basics.

Answer 11

Sure.  Look at NIRV for a perfect example.