Reply #126: Maybe the idea is to fight fire with fire

[AverageJoe]

I'm in no way condoning any underhanded manipulation of the electorate by either side of the political fence, but perhaps the point is to find a technique that works and use it against the other side, period.

You're right, of course--this is ultimately a democracy killer. It's always been true that politicians and parties have done whatever they could to manipulate voters, but in the age of television and corporate media lock down, the game has become much, much more serious and much, much more dangerous.