2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Party loyalty is a means of control. I vote for those who will represent me, period. [View all]liberal_at_heart
(12,081 posts)time to either re-elect them or vote them out. For a truly strong democracy, it should be the other way around. I understand the purpose of this website. I just don't always agree it is the best way to strengthen our democracy which is looking more and more like an oligarchy every day. I was a Democrat for 20 years. I am now an Independent. I probably shouldn't even be on this website anymore. I guess it is hard to let go of the community you have been a part of for so long. I would love to see more liberal Democrats such as Sanders and Warren, so that I could vote Democratic. I have no idea what I'll be faced with when it comes to Congressional choices. I will not vote for what I consider corporatist Democrats that is for sure. That may mean I need to look into other options such as voting third party. As some have said it is better than not voting at all although I'm sure some party loyalists would disagree with that not that I care. I know once the primary is over I will have to censor what I say. While I don't think censorship strengthens a democracy I understand this is a private website and its creators can create any kind of rules they like. But at the same time, I take comfort knowing that voting my conscience is much more important than being able to comment on a message board especially when they're are plenty of other websites out there where I can say exactly what I want to say.