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Yep.
Cast your vote, then put your head in the sand.
Got it.

I'll answer this two ways.

The first is that not everything has to be discussed everywhere. We can be judicious. So if your goal is to fight with this specific group of people about this because it gives you something, that's great. But that's what it is. Not keeping one's head in the sand. And not fighting with this specific group of people is in fact an option (one some members of this group sometimes enjoy)

As for the larger thing, I was having a conversation with a family member who was extremely agitated about some news, and I had to ask, why let this person do this to you? Like, these people want you unhappy and agitated with a lot of this nonsense, so why give them the satisfaction? Every day, you ignore some deeply sad or bad things. That's how we get through life. Does that mean we completely ignore it? No. But we can give it the proper energy it's due and not let it make our experience of life worse. 

If you want to make a difference, volunteer, get involved, maybe stockpile guns just in case. But getting bent out of shape fighting with mid-grade true believers on the internet is only worthwhile if it gives you something, and people whose experience it detracts from just might say something about it (as they might not want to be around unpleasantness or unpleasant people).

20-30 years ago, the public, politicians and others talked about the federal debt and deficit
it was a serious and important campaign issue for voters

this has changed - and it's directly due to the leadership we have

Or don't have.

I mean, we're not actively in a civil war, at least not a bloody one.  Sure, there are people on both side of the aisle who would glady start killing the other side in the name of their favorite cause. 

Look at the voter map by county.  We are, certainly, in a bloodless civil war.  Rural vs urban.  
The evidence is total.

There are two reasons why we have what we have.

Sigh.
No, the problem is larger than any ticket or person.  The system is the problem.  
Stop having caveman replies.  You're not a caveman.

Look at the voter map by county.  We are, certainly, in a bloodless civil war.  Rural vs urban. 
The evidence is total.

a very one sided civil war

Sigh.
No, the problem is larger than any ticket or person.  The system is the problem. 
Stop having caveman replies.  You're not a caveman.

What in your view would constitute a "noncaveman reply"?  I already posted my own opinion about The System.

What sort of reply are you seeking here?  Would it make you feel better somehow if most posters here made a noncaveman reply?

It looks like a majority of this country think in large part the system works just fine

Technically, a plurality based on the last presidential election.  But I'm sure many think our system works reasonably well.  Probably many of those who do now didn't think so four years ago.