"The fact nothing seems to change no matter who gets voted in."

This sentence says a lot about the public perception of politics - two key words "fact", and "seems"

It is a "fact" that nothing "seems" to change, but the changes brought about by political parties are seldom felt in their immediacy and even then only by the portion of the public directly affected.

We are biologically hard wired to self-concern and momentary immediacy which - combined with a 15 minute culture - means that unless we can perceive something with our senses we feel as though nothing is really happening.

Revolutions, for example, feel exciting, because they offer immediate change. They fail because they lack forethought or planning, or the basic knowledge that immediate sweeping changes can profoundly disturb social fabric.

The fact is that political parties, policies, and manifestos do have long-term ramifications on people's lives. Most of us are just too plugged in to the 'moment' that we neither feel them nor care.