Or have family shit, or are just too tired, or are sick, traveling, in fear of repercussions, have to get the car serviced, take the pet to the vet, are dealing with the fallout of tornadoes/fires/flooding, etc., etc., etc…
There’s a million reasons why people can’t attend an event they support. I’d say 10-20x the turnout would be the real number of supportive numbers.
The super bowl is broadcast into every store, restaurant and other local with a TV. People watch the super bowl from work in droves because it’s passive and just on regardless.
Or have family shit, or are just too tired, or are sick, traveling, in fear of repercussions, have to get the car serviced, take the pet to the vet, are dealing with the fallout of tornadoes/fires/flooding, etc., etc., etc…
There’s a million reasons why people can’t attend an event they support. I’d say 10-20x the turnout would be the real number of supportive numbers.
That’s an awful lot of excuses for allowing fascism to proliferate.
Democracy isn’t just ticking a box every 4-5 years and being done with it.
If you don’t want to live under autocracy then you need to actually show up and make your voice heard.
37.5% of the US population could make time to watch the Super Bowl but less than 2% could make time to walk through their town/city centre? Shameful.
The super bowl is broadcast into every store, restaurant and other local with a TV. People watch the super bowl from work in droves because it’s passive and just on regardless.
Passive seems to describe the American attitude to democracy as well.