Originally Posted by
Hartmann
We recently did a little mini-study within our district, asking kids whether they think voting is important, ~75% responded "Not really".

In principle, I disagree with them. In practice, I agree. The sort of people who are attracted to politics, generally, have nothing other than their own self-interest as a motivator. There are, of course, exceptions... but IMHO, they're mostly either (a) corrupt, (b) power-hungry, or (c) both.