Populist Reform of the Democratic Party
In reply to the discussion: The Third Way: 'Why are Democrats affiliated with this group that wants to gut Democratic Programs?' [View all]Dragonfli
(10,622 posts)When someone votes for Republican policies, believes in Republican Ideology, and promotes Republican objectives, that person is a Republican.
Since the only thing you need to do to register as a Democrat is fill out a form and get a card, and can do so without changing a single thing about hating the Democratic platform and Democratic goals it is a simple matter to do so insincerely as a tactic to get Republican policies passed by infiltrating the other party.
It is true that some rubes will fall for any con, even this obvious one. But just because rubes don't pay any attention to what the con man is actually doing, and just because the dimmest of the rubes will help the con man maintain the deception even while he is fleecing them doesn't mean the con man is not running a con.
I have in the past registered as a Republican to screw with local republican primaries, but I still voted like a Democrat for the office, still believed in the Democratic platform and still promoted and helped work for Democratic policies both locally and nationally. You see it is a tactic, It is not that hard to understand if you take it slowly and concentrate, now this tactic can be used by republicans as well, also this tactic can be used on the running side of things as well as the voting side of things (still with me here? I know this is complex for some folks)
You see a card, a bit of paper that anyone can get by filling out a form and checking a box is not a magical item, it has no transformative power and the person carrying it can be anything from a communist to a fascist, hell even an anarchist can get such a card with any national party letter they want on it.
When someone works towards Republican goals, votes for Republican policies and believes republican dogma, then that person is not a Democrat no matter what con he is running as a tactic to achieve his republican goals.
I hope you never check the wrong box or that card can turn you into someone else in your belief system, so be careful lest you check the box for toad and lose the hands and ability to correct the mistake as you frantically hop away.