Quote Originally Posted by Midnight1: I remember when growing up, we needed to know the Cabinet members & their roles in the current government. I think it would be difficult for many in here to name at least 5 current Cabinet members. Why was it so important back then & not now? And for that matter, how about state capitals, their rivers & mountain ranges? And what they produce & how do they get their product to market? I betcha most Americans would fail a simple test asking similar questions. People think everything comes from Amazon for cripes sake!
@Midnight1 You raise interesting points. I guess I can't name five either, but there is at least a partial explanation for this in today's USA: Trump et al are soaking up all the oxygen, and it's unhealthy for all Americans. As a result we don't view politics and policy as an important issue to engage in to help improve the lives of Americans, but instead it's almost become suscinctly tribal warfare just for the sake of partisanship and nothing else. Marjorie Taylor Greene and the rest of the MAGAtts are exhibit A, bar none, but the Dems are only slightly better.
cant really disagree
dems r no angels but they arent as bad as the magas
