&gt;&gt;Ask yourself - how many of those issues affect you directly? And by directly I mean something you&#x27;ll suddenly have to account for in your daily life and spending patterns.<p>Me directly? Probably very few. But that&#x27;s because I&#x27;m a gainfully employed single white male and I have an incredible amount of job security. However, I&#x27;m definitely in the minority.<p>Besides, it&#x27;s difficult to think of certain issues such as gun control in terms of direct and immediate impact. I mean, is lack of gun control affecting me right now? No. Will it affect me tomorrow when I&#x27;m watching a movie at the theater and some guy comes in and opens fire on the crowd and kills me? It&#x27;s a very real possibility.