Hey folks, I am done with politics. I hope Republicans get a super majority in 2016. That will move the timeline for the second Civil War they want to about 2020, which means the country will have recovered by 2050. No, seriously, I am done.
I am exhausted and disgusted at how ignorant people are.
Someone I "know" on fb "liked" this comment so I got a chance to see it. I've seen a few other remarks like this today but I chose this one because there was a bit more to it.
First, I wonder how much of this sentiment is out there. I'm guessing enough to make a difference. Campaign donors and participants are not so few for no reason. Voter turnout is not less than 40% for no reason.
Second, I wonder how many people inside politics will internalize sentiments like this for useful purposes, or if they will essentially just toss them to the heap of the dismissed and disenfranchised because they have given in to their frustration, anger or despair.
I know there are many who think 2016 will be fine because Democrats do better in Presidential elections. Of course "well" in this context means that something a bit over 25% of registered voters will turn out to vote for Democrats. It also means that we should come out afterwards a bit more competitive with batshit crazy. When THAT suffices as the definition of doing well, when THAT is what the Party sets as its target, I personally am not surprised by the various emotions and attitudes people adopt when they choose not to vote. In fact, I am a lot less surprised by that than the fact that the Party never sets a landslide as a target and then develops a strategy for THAT, beginning with developing an offer no one can refuse.
But that won't happen for a variety of reasons mostly determined by the Serious People who must consider the "practical" implications. So maybe the winger Civil War thing will happen. And Climate Change. At the same time. That could very well turn out to be more practical.