What made you care about politics?

Question

I know that with the war and fairly recent elections and such, politics are generally a big deal.. but personally I've never been that into it and I find it hard to be. Then again, I'm 17 not quite 18 so I never voted before, and my views about politics may change later.
But I'm wondering, do you attribute something specific for your
interest in politics? Or do u feel like me?

Answer 1

This may sound weird, but it was seeing idiots arguing amongst themselves.

Answer 2

Caring about the people in this country and the world got me into politics. Many of the people I know are apathetic towards politics because they feel that nothing will change and the that both parties are pretty much the same.

As I grew older I learned that there are in fact differences between being a Democrat and being a Republican.

I'm not writing this to try and persuade you to one side or the other. All I'm saying is that if you care about yourself, your family, friends, the poor, the rich, or just anyone; you have to be into politics.

Working with the current system is easier than trying to destroy it.

I care about politics because I care.

Answer 3

I think, at your age, I saw all politics as the same, so I didn't care.

Now that I'm a whole 8 years older (whatever), I still see most politicians as the same, with the same lies just with different covers, but the difference now is that certain things really get under my skin, like wartime talk. I also see how too many politicians from one side in power can be an awful thing!

Answer 4

I've been caring about politics since I was old enough to understand about them. I can remember sitting on my grandmother's floor, watching the race between Regan and Carter for the 1980 election. So, I was 5 or 6 years old.

I would say that its merely my interest in human natural and a desire to be informed, that make me interested in politics.

Answer 5

I think the Bush administration's attitude towards science is what changed me. Dismissing global warming like it's just another concept for politicians to debate endlessly, banning stem cell research on religious grounds, wanting to teach Creationism in biology classrooms, cutting funding for non-military research, announcing a grandiose plan to go to Mars but not providing any new funding... it was just too much to ignore.

That, combined with my natural attention to foreign policy and international news coming from a diplomatic/international family, got me even more interested in news, and clarified the importance of politicians, the right ones, the wrong ones, and how to fix this mess.

Answer 6

I got interested in politics when I started getting involved with a Vietnam vet that I finally married. He had some problems and needed to go see some one at the v.a. hospital. I started finding out just how much red tape was involved in the process and different things I didn't like about their cost cutting.
That was about 25 years ago and I still keep actively involved our veterans rights.

Answer 7

Politics has a huge effect on our country and the world at large. It would be fun if we didn't have to pay attention to politics, but politicians make decisions that affect everyone on the planet, and history has taught us that if you leave politicians alone to do as they wish, we end up fighting in world wars, our societies tend to fall apart, we lose our freedom, we attack other countries, they do the same to us, the list goes on and on. Therefore, it is vital that we keep a sharp eye on those in politics, for politicians have even been responsible for putting other human beings in ovens by the millions. Keep awake

Answer 8

I was always interested in politics but wondered why so many people disagreed on the parties so much and still do. I became more active as far as voting when I had children of my own. Seeing then how important it was for their future. I encourage my children (grown now) to vote and stand up for what they believe in and to not vote on just a party name but for who they believe best represents what they stand for and for the good of all.

Answer 9

I was always interested in politics, but I had a really awesome government teacher in 11th grade who made us talk about the government and current events during class. We didn't really learn anything from the textbook, but I gained a lot of knowledge about and appreciation for the political system anyway.

Answer 10

I probably started thinking about politics when my step-father, who I was close to, began to talk about it. Taxes were a big deal to him as he paid a lot of them. It was during the Reagan era and taxes and less government was a big deal. My step-father was also a real estate developer who dealt with the government a lot and he complained about their power. So this interested me as well. When I began to pay my own taxes as I began to work and had something of my own, my interest and passion about it became more intense. Of course, as I grew older and began to care about people and things I saw panged my heart, my passion grew more. When markets became free in Eastern Europe and elsewhere and I saw how the people in those countries began to see hope in their countries, I then realized that Reagan and Friedman and others were right about free markets and that socialism was only a way to dominate the people. My passion for that became greater and greater. For that reason, I tend to vote Republican despite being a public defender.

Answer 11

When you start paying bills and providing for your own life, you will start to see the dramatic influences that politics play in your life. I personally grew up watching my parents struggle to get by and support two children. They voted every election hoping it would show me the responsibilities of being an American and maybe I would have it better when I grew up. I am not saying that their vote alone helped me turn out the way I am today, but by adding tens of millions to theirs, I think it turned out o'kay.