I want to address a conspiracy theory that is prevalent throughout the DU community.
A lot of people espouse the fact that the voting machines were and are rigged. Or that the "election was stolen." I am tired of this shit. I am tired of being demoralized. Everytime I remark upon an election result, there is always someone who says,"the machines were rigged." Everytime someone makes a comment that Kerry lost because of bad campiagning, there is someone who always says, "he didn't lose, the machines were rigged." I am tired of this shit.
I cannot believe that the people in my own party are trying to oppress us. These conspiracy theorists are trying to stop us from voting. These same people are trying to stop us from participating in the electoral process. Everytime I make the comment that we should try harder next time in the elections, there is always someone who says, "who cares the elections are rigged." Everytime I say that we should register more people to vote, there is always someone who says, "that doesn't matter because the voting machines are rigged." I am tired of this shit.
These conspiracy theorist are trying to disenfranchise us. They are trying to place the burden of responsibility on some abstract idea.I am tired of this shit. The only way we can win is if we accept that we lost fair and square and that we have to try harder. Instead these theorist argue that we don't need to try harder because the voting machines are rigged.
I will not let some group of conspiracy theorists hijack the party. I will not let you disenfranchise me. I will not let you stop me for campaigning for my candidates. I will not let you stop me from voting.
I am tired of your shit.