I'm a former state leg. staffer and state/local/congressional campaign hack, and reading some of the BS that reddit believes about American politics is sometimes downright infuriating.
You're totally spot on that everyone considers themselves an expert in politics-- what I've started telling people is that, yeah, you have a vote, but so does everyone else. It wouldn't be a democracy if only your vote counted.
Intertrons polibrofist
Since I've got to ask a question, what was your favorite crazy person phone call you received?
TotallyNotMarkHamill2 karma
Dude thank you for doing this.
I'm a former state leg. staffer and state/local/congressional campaign hack, and reading some of the BS that reddit believes about American politics is sometimes downright infuriating.
You're totally spot on that everyone considers themselves an expert in politics-- what I've started telling people is that, yeah, you have a vote, but so does everyone else. It wouldn't be a democracy if only your vote counted.
Intertrons polibrofist
Since I've got to ask a question, what was your favorite crazy person phone call you received?
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