Very well said. I find myself mourning the loss of common sense on a more regular basis these days as I see lemmings happily being led off the cliff. It appears to me that the issues of the day are not understood by the majority of the voters. During this past election, many young people voted for Obama. They did not know what "Benghazi" was. I blame the media for this. It is way too easy to feed flashing lights and buzz words then to try and distill and relay facts so a person can make up their own minds. I think the critical skill of critical thinking for our young people is becoming a thing of the past.
Actually, this is pretty much business as usual.
From what I understand of American history, this has been the way it's always been. Critical thinking skills has always been relegated to the educated few; if anything, critical thinking among young voters is better than it's ever been.
Besides, when I voted for Obama both times, I was fully aware that I was not voting for a good president; I was voting for the man I felt would be the least evil president.