I don't give to political parties.

[poltr1]

[Originally written 6/28/12.]

I'm registered as a Democrat. And I'm subscribed to a number of Democratic email lists. And all of them are urging me to chip in at least $3 to help counter the spending the Republicans have done in this past year.

Why do they think that their solution is to get money to power their counter-propaganda machine? Are the American people really that stupid and gullible that they'll fall for the Republican fear, uncertainty, and doubt (FUD) that the GOP propaganda machine has been generating and churning out the past several months? Or are the American people too lazy or busy to make up their own minds? I'd like to think that they aren't.

My answer to the Democrats has been, and continues to be, "no". I'm unemployed again [well, I was at the time I originally wrote this], and I shouldn't be spending my money frivolously. And if I wasn't employed, I still wouldn't give to them. I just don't give to political parties, period. To me, it's a waste of my money.

Comments

[redaxe.livejournal.com]

Well, for one thing, past results have shown that many people ARE that stupid and gullible, and there is a real fear that not countering Republican lies will cede races. The solution to that IS to raise money and air their own ads (or propaganda, if you prefer).

I tend not to give to parties, myself. While the Dems did really well with Howard Dean's 50-State Strategy in place, they've reverted to only funding "competitive races" (which is to say, the ones they think they can win, usually by drifting to Blue Dogs). I prefer that what little I can afford go to candidates I back, so I either donate directly (as with Alan Grayson) or to groups whose candidates I support (ActBlue, in particular, is good that way).

Either way, it's not personal with them; don't let them get to you on a personal level.