>Part of that is bad faith, as Sartre explains it: people, especially
>those on the left side of the political spectrum, freely deny their
>own freedom, thus avoiding responsibility for the choices they make.
>"I have the courage of convictions, but politicians don't," say the
>voters on the Left, all the while voting down politicians who have the
>courage of convictions they lack.
>
Maybe. A lot of it is simply lack of time.
Work (including commute) takes 10 to 11 hours a day for most.
Then there's kids, eating, sleeping....
Joanna