So, my question is this, who irritates you more the neocons who you've got to at least give them some credit for being involved in things that matter or the idiots who want nothing to do with it?
Neocons, and it's not even close.
The apathetic are harmless. Heck, I think more people should be apathetic, and here's why:
Whether you like it or not, the vast majority of people are incapable of seeing politics in a rational matter. They are unable to understand the long-term consequences of their mostly reactive political positions and are equally poor at evaluating our functioning political system as a whole.
Think of it as if you work for a larger-sized company. How many of the employees would you trust to be able to make a reasonable decision in evaluating several candidates for President or CEO of your company?
For most, I'd assume the correct answer would be very few. Now, realize that these are capable people employed by a successful organization and that I'd suppose most people know a lot more about the interworkings of their own company than government at a state-wide or national scale.
Most people don't like to get involved in things that that don't understand or really get how or why it applies to them. Politics is and was often one these things.
Unfortunately, politicians have brain-washed many of the fundamentally apathetic that their vote can essentially give them free support from the nanny state or that if they don't vote, the "wealthy 1%" will gain complete national control and setup a secret caste system securing their own wealth, destroying the middle class and preventing the poor of quality of life improvement, etc. This feeds on their reactive instinct and inability to see thing "from 100,000 feet," per say.
For those on this forum that are upset with the apathetic, you all need to consider the intrinsic values that cause you to be active politically; you've obviously made key conclusions in understanding how politics can affect your life and the lives of those you care about. Also, you have formulated your own conclusions as to what we need to do socially and economically to make life better for you, your loved ones and your fellow Americans. This puts you, by nature, well ahead of the curve in fundamental political understanding.
Not everyone is like you and nor should they be--that's the beauty of being Libertarian. If you're going to gauge someones value by level of political activism/understanding, I seriously question your fundamental perspective on humans in general and what makes someone "good" versus "bad"...which would also be questioning your understanding of the fundamentals roots of libertarianism as well.
I also much moreso respect the person that acknowledges that they have no understanding of politics and refuses to be a part of it as opposed to someone that makes an important decision concerning our national political system while being poorly informed, ill-reasoned or even flat out manipulated.
