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In reply to the discussion: Sic semper Naderus. (A response to the recent pro-Nader posts) [View all]nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)I recognize the reality that political operators (on both parties by the way) give money to other operators to defeat opponents. This has been going on since the Republic started well before the GOP was even conceived in 1852. Hell, in some cases it goes to well inside the Colonial period and the people's assemblies in Yankeedom.
It is not whether I agree or not, in an ideal world I want publicly funded elections with zero patrons participating in the process. But being shocked or surprised by something going back to at least the beginning of the Republic is disingenuous at best. It has just changed the forms it takes over the last two hundred plus years.
Hell, at one time those patrons became US Senators! Yes, I know, shocking but at one time Governors appointed them, and many a times they appointed friends who funded their campaigns. STOP THE DAMN PRESSES NOW!
On the other hand, you seem to be ok (on partisan grounds) with the SCOTUS interfering in State Elections. That was unprecedented, and you are ignoring that on partisan grounds, congrats. You seem to be ok, by ignoring it, with a priori disenfranchisement. And you are also ok with confusing ballots designed to get people to vote for the NON intended candidate, which are at a much higher order of responsibility for FL in 2000. You also are ok with proto riots by outsiders in Volusia county while the votes were getting counted, or at least you prefer to ignore all these, for your two minutes of hate.
There is a reason why I am repelled by deep partisans on both sides. They have a need to create a world view and all data that contradicts that world view, in this case the two minutes of hate, are ignored.