Reply #22: Boy, you sure got that right.

[Alexander]

Trying to motivate students to vote here is like pulling teeth from a hippo, and probably just as much fun.

Even the ones who identify themselves as "liberals" are, sadly, very poor at explaining why they are liberals, and fall back on demagogues like Michael Moore instead of thinking things through for themselves.

I distinctly recall on Election Day 2006, a friend of mine called me up, literally to ask me how to vote on various propositions.

"What's this Proposition mean? How should I vote?"

"Well, if you read it, it talks about property taxes and schools - you pretty much have to decide whether you want lower taxes or schools with more funding."

"Oh, ok. What about this one?"

:wtf:

Most people here, sadly, are intellectually lazy. They'd rather rely on someone else's talking points than look up facts and information for themselves.

PS - I've been to 12 countries and about 30 US states (including Utah), and the only place in the world people hassled me for having long hair was Tempe, Arizona.