On Complacency-It's a BAD Thing So Pay Attention!

Complacency: n, A feeling of contentment or self-satisfaction, especially when coupled with an unawareness of danger, trouble, or controversy.

In other words, complacency means clueless.

If you walk down the meanest street in town with earphones in and you get mugged, did you contribute to that outcome?

Politically we Americans have been THE most complacent people around. We seldom have total participation in an election, of any sort.

My personal history saw complacency lead to embezzlement of my homeowners association. No one paid attention, everyone trusted the guy who did it. The treasurer never looked at the accounts and the guy forged signatures on all these checks.

And so it goes in larger political entities. There is a price to pay for not paying attention. We keep sending the same people back term after term. Who is minding the store? They are busy lining their own nests with relatives in lobbying firms and multiple conflicts of interest.