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[JDPriestly]

38. The Democratic Party is also run by a very small number of

people. They may be well meaning but unless we all get involved and volunteer our services, we are all to blame for the fact that so few, a bumbling or conniving elite have too much say in who our candidates are.

Join your local Democratic Club. Go to meetings. Become active. Take responsibility and share your voice. That is the only way we can change things.

I don't just complain. I work to make things better. I mostly just complain on DU. But when I work, I work positively with my friends who are also trying to change things in a positive way. Get active. Overcome whatever it is that prevents you from attending meetings.

I am not specifically and only directing this to you, Hubert Flotz. You may be more active than I am. But I think you will understand what I am writing about. Let's get out there and work to have our voices heard. Too many of my friends are unwilling to attend Democratic Club meetings. They dismiss them as irrelevant and too conservative. But really, I think my friends are just lazy. You will probably meet great people in your local club.