Reply #52: Not bitterness, more like frustration [View All]

I love the work I do here in Reality. It's very exciting to come up with an idea, put it into motion and see the results. It's very disappointing to see so many of my fellow Dems (I assume you were referring to Clarkies, many who don't refer to themselves as plain ol' Dems, but "Clarkies"--get where I'm goin' with that?) wasting so much time and energy hero-worshipping, wasting time on 08 polls and various other completely useless, and sometimes counterproductive stuff.

If all would do just 25% less on-line nonsense and apply it to the Dem cause (not the insert-hero-of-your-choosing's cause) I can only imagine how much better off we'd be.

Looks like I'll probably have to stay with that as it doesn't look like things'll be changing anytime soon, if the current swarm action is any indication.

Cheers-
Julie

On edit: CF, I wanted to comment on the "tooting your own horn" remark: A poster (and swarm member) had been in Ohio on the Hackett effort (apparently representing all Clarkies) and I was asked if I had been there too. Kinda giving the impression that anyone who hadn't been prolly hadn't done shit. I figured I would demonstrate that there was important work going on elsewhere at the time, no cameras or spotlights or anything, just basic gruntwork being done by basic people like myself. Anyone who challenges me thusly will probably be given back a list of just what I am doing. Citing efforts is hardly tooting one's own horn, it would qualify as that if the lots of self-praise were included. BTW, that important yet often invisible work is going on all year 'round and I hope all will consider joining the effort. If such had been goin' on in Hackett's district in OH maybe it wouldn't've been such an unwinnable battle.