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In reply to the discussion: It's been a real hoot reading the thread titles in GD. [View all]TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)or otherwise judge you. You did what you had to do. And who am I to talk-- I sat out the NY Governor's election because I think the one we have is a complete shit, but the alternative was far worse.
I get the impression that a great many posters here aren't actually involved in politics, but still think they know what's going on. I'm on our local Democratic committee and have run for office, so I see it from the inside. The deals we have to make, the concessions we make, and the times we have to bite our tongues just to get a little of what we want are enough to drive most of us out. And the money... One wonders why any normal, and qualified, person would want to get involved.
The system has in the past been far more corrupt than it is now, but it somehow survived. Part of the problem is that I see no workable alternatives, so it goes on. And on.
And we go on.