Episode #29: The Irrelevant Citizen--A story of the Disengaged

It has been said an American will cross the ocean to fight for democracy but will not cross the street to vote in a national election.  In 2016 only about 57% of Americans voted, over 80 million people didn't bother. I am not talking about the vaunted "undecided" the pollsters fixate, I mean Americans who choose to not participate, at all. There is a massive block of disengaged citizens who have no desire, no interest, are so overwhelmed with life, or no faith in democracy that they willingly do not participate.It appears many more will vote this election cycle, but it will more than likely not match participation rates above 80% in prior generations. We do not have, nor can we have a thriving democracy when roughly 40-50% of the voters do not participate. Elections swing on less than 1 million votes, sometimes less than 200,000 votes, so to have even a conservative number of 40-50 million votes on the sidelines is staggering. This podcast will break down the most comprehensive study in the history of America on the disengaged to gain an understanding of these people, and the incredible impact the truly silent can and should have on politics in America.Send us Fan MailFollow the Intellectual Freedom Podcast on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61581532813468 X : https://x.com/Int_Freedom_podLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/intellectual-freedom-podcast