Hey, America, do you like this election?

No?

But this is what you created.

You, America, stopped listening to facts you didn’t agree with, stopped reading newspapers or watching broadcasts that didn’t entertain you or confirm what you already believed, stopped trying to understand legislation and policy, stopped bothering to engage in civil discussion or master the basics of civic responsibilities.

You, America, blame Washington for everything that’s wrong with this country, but then you tell pollsters that the federal government isn’t doing enough to help you.

Richmond mayoral candidate Joe Morrissey, a Democrat, released a video message titled "Thrive" on his Facebook campaign page on Nov. 3 saying that he wants to fix the city's poverty problems. (Facebook/Joe Morrissey @mayor.fightingjoe)

You, America, actually believe that reality television is real. And that politics is a form of reality TV. And so, we have an election that’s more “American Idol” than U.S. Constitution.

Canvassers this week actually found voters who thought they could vote online.

What? There’s not an app for that?

You realize we’re probably just one election cycle away from a Kardashian in office. Because, what the heck? Let’s try something new!

The epic fail of the American electorate goes beyond the possibility of “The Apprentice” presidency, starring the always entertaining and always horrifying Donald Trump.

Check out the mayoral race in Richmond and see what voters in the Old Dominion want in a candidate these days.

Leading the pack is Fightin’ Joe Morrissey, a 58-year-old former Democratic state delegate who is a one-man E! network. He is living out his own reality show.

This guy did 17 months of jail time after he denied that he altered documents to get a cute, underage intern to work for him, denied that he had sex with her, denied that he sent texts bragging about having sex with her and denied that he was the father of her baby.

[Joe Morrissey: An embarrassment that voters support — and deserve]

And then, during last season’s June finale of “Say it Ain’t So, Joe,” there was a grand Virginia wedding for Morrissey and the now-20-year-old Myrna Warren, complete with a Swarovski-encrusted gown and white tents on the family farm.

Voters love the guy and somehow believe that between his five children, three mothers of his children and his spotty career — including a disbarment for fistfighting in the courtroom — he is the right man for the complex and labor-intensive job of governing a city. Not even new allegations that he sexually harassed a woman while acting as her attorney this year have derailed him.

He’ll be an entertaining mayor, right? Season 2 will be ah-mazing.

You can’t get further from Washington than Hawaii, where the certifiable Angela Kaaihue is running for a U.S. House seat with the help of demons and devils worthy of a heavy-metal album cover. The cloven ones on her campaign posts say her opponents are Satan and she is the only true “messenger of God.”

Don’t worry if the Republican doesn’t win, because one of our fave characters, Carlos Danger, still makes election news even when he’s not running.

Anthony Weiner, the soon-to-be-ex-husband of top Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin, can text his dysfunction to you anywhere, his disgusting shtick knows no boundaries. (Okay, New York City did send the Democrat to the U.S. House of Representatives, but didn’t elect him mayor, so some kudos there.)

[Don’t slam D.C. for the shutdown, America: You sent these wackos here]

Are we sure this election season wasn’t scripted by Netflix? But no, we can’t go on a 72-hour binge-watch bender to see who wins.

The demand for politainment isn’t anything new. Ronald Reagan made the leap from B-movie actor to GOP politician in 1967, when the future president was elected governor of California. Then came singer Sonny Bono as mayor of Palm Springs and Republican congressman, then actor Clint Eastwood as mayor of Carmel.

California found its formula, giving the boring process of political debate and governance the Hollywood treatment. Remember Arnold Schwarzenegger as governor of California? The Terminator will fix the state’s budget crisis, right?

Except, no. And nobody was sorry to see him go.

But wait, sensible Minnesotans elected professional wrestler Jesse Ventura as a third-party governor. His one term may not have been as disastrous as the Terminator’s time in office.

Minnesotans did it again with Al Franken (D), a former comedy writer for “Saturday Night Live” who has had zero entertainment value as a senator.

Boring.

But guess what? Sometimes, government is boring. And it’s hard work. And it’s important. And it is absolutely incumbent upon Americans to take it seriously.

Being a patriot is not about decorating yourself or anything you own with an American flag. Loyalty to this country isn’t measured by how you carry your body when the national anthem is played.

Being an American citizen is about the full-throated involvement in the civic process, with no expectation of entertainment.

It is about understanding that all those immigrants risking their lives to get to America would do anything to have the honor and opportunity that each American has at local council meetings, town hall meetings, state assemblies and voting booths all year long, every year.

Making election decisions based on who’s going to make you laugh, who you’d rather have a beer with or who comes up with the zippiest one-liners is borderline treason.

Save that for your Saturday night laughs. And take responsibilities we have as citizens seriously — all year long.

Twitter: @petulad