Reply #4: Them, They... [View All]

There are tens of thousands of career government employees. When I see a post, or have a conversation during the course of which someone uses those words, my red flag goes up. "No, not that I'd put it past them" says to me that you'd paint every Democrat or progressive who draws a gubmint paycheck with the same broad brush. Are we now so cynical that we'd believe the WHOLE of the government is complicit in every bad act? Is it possible that every boogieman we see lurking in the shadows could be a Democrat or progressive who's been intimidated to the point of trading thousands, tens of thousands, or hundreds of thousands of lives for their own livelihood? You have no idea how that pains me.

Therein lies my problem with the 9/11 conspiracy theorists and those who see election fraud every time their candidate loses. Many thousands of Democrats and/or progressives would have to be complicit, and that I will not swallow, no matter how much sugar might be mixed with the bitter pill that kind of thinking represents.

I know this is off-topic but I myself have worked for a Registrar of Voters since '05 and my title has been "Poll Worker Trainer Lead". I've been responsible for the training of over 6,000 Poll Workers in every countywide election during that time, which includes hiring those trainers who go into the field to conduct training, as well as the production of their training materials. Every time I see someone talk about "election fraud" and make it seem like anyone could pull it off, I take it as a personal affront to not only myself, but my co-workers as well. I'm so offended by it, and it affects me so deeply that people like me are looked at so cynically, that I've decided to hang it up, and retire. On an unrelated note, last week I was a little tipsy and bragged about being ABLE to retire at my age, and got hammered for it here on this board.

I can assure you, not ONE of the people I work with has an interest in stealing an election, nor would it be possible for your average county worker to pull something like that off. Not in MY county anyway. By extension, I believe that making an argument that uses "they", or "them", without explicitly identifying WHO you are talking about is not only WRONG, but pushes people like me, who really really loves what he/she does, and does it to the best of her/his ability, to the point of giving up and looking for some other way to put food on the table.