2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: What do Hillary Supporters have against open primaries? [View all]pinebox
(5,761 posts)This is a democracy, not a damn membership drive for the local chapter of the bridge club!
I'm an indy and I will NEVER be a Democrat, ever. (I thought of sticking around but now, nope) I am only a Dem because I had to switch in order to caucus for Bernie and after all the bullshit I have seen this election cycle and how some people (Hillary supporters) care much more about their own wallets than their fellow citizens (single payer, that Republican keyword "entitlements" and "how do we pay for it?!" and how they channel their inner Rand Paul, I don't ever want to be a member of the Democratic party either. Not much difference than Republican logic to be honest. It's spewed on here on a daily basis in GD-P. It disgusts me. Now we have some sort of "party purity test" where apparently little Johnny is in a red shirt today but wants to play on the blue team for kickball? Absolutely childish.
You know what, this sounds like voter suppression if I ever heard it. In fact, IT IS! There's literally no difference between this and people who sit in long lines to vote. Let's hark back to Ohio in 2008. Same shit different spin. "Oh you are an indy, you can't vote!" Wah wah wah. That sort of sounds like "you don't have an ID so you can't vote!". Many people have no means to getting to where they need to be in order to change their affiliation. Literally. The problem is the exact same, the scenario is only spun to fit the narrative for those who defend the status quo.
Cue the whining.