Politics with Paul #50: Political Apathy: Why it’s Dangerous and How We Can Fix it

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The latest edition of the Politics with Paul Podcast is now available — and it’s episode 50! Today, we’re talking about the issues caused by the political apathy of some citizens (including how it allows polarization to fester), and some steps we can take to address this apathy.

There are some Americans who simply don’t care about politics, or at least not nearly to the extent they should. In some respects, these citizens have a responsibility to care about politics, and to inform themselves about what is going on. At the same time, however, there are understandable reasons why some citizens throw up their hands and tune out politics. To effectively tackle the problem of political apathy, we must examine all these root causes and how to address each of them, not just simply blame people for their apathy.

How do we measure political apathy? Which citizens tend to be more apathetic? In what ways does political apathy manifest? Why are some voters apathetic? And: Why does political apathy pose such a threat, including unintentionally contributing to our nation’s polarization? All this and more is on tap for today’s podcast.

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Timestamps

0:00 Introduction to Political Apathy

2:58 How Do We Define Apathy?

6:15 How Do We Measure Political Apathy?

22:31 Which People Tend to Be More Apathetic?

30:23 Why are Some People Politically Apathetic?

45:55 Why Political Apathy is a Major Problem

53:44 How Do We Become Less Politically Apathetic?

01:01:11 Closing and Media

Show Notes

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