It doesnt matter if you think your efforts are ineffective getting anything done in politics. If you kick back with your beer movies and middle class lifestyle and ignore politics things are going to get worse and eventually you will no longer even have the status quo of your beer and movies because you wont have decent employment and healthcare.
Many refuse to get involved in politics because they believe their efforts are so insignificant it is not worth the time. These cynics believe the system is so vast and corruption so ingrained that it is futile. Although it may be difficult to get much accomplished in government these civic dropouts are forgetting one crucial thing. There is a much more important reason to get involved in politics than trying to change things. It is to stop the country from getting any worse.
Apathetic non-voters kick back with their bread and circuses; a six-pack of beer and a movie and think they are preserving the status quo. They believe no matter what happens in politics they will still have the minimal necessities to keep them happy; nine-to-five jobs vacations and relaxation with family and friends.
In reality by doing nothing they are gradually losing the status quo and their comfortable middle class amenities and lifestyles. When they stayed at home and didnt vote in the 2012 presidential election Barack Obama won reelection and a mandate to continue destroying the economy. Many lost their jobs this past year as a result of the continued downturn. Others are now seeing their healthcare shrink or become more expensive. Full-time workers are finding their hours cut as employers dodge unaffordable Obamacare. Young voters are discovering they cant find decent-paying employment and are still living with their parents.