Sweet Satan! The average voter is clueless...

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   IslandBitesposted 4 years ago

   'Transsexual Satanist anarchist' wins GOP nomination for sheriff NH
   
   Aria DiMezzo ran on a slogan of 'F*** the Police.'
   
   
   
   "I’m running for sheriff because I oppose that very system... that let you down by allowing me -- the freaking transsexual Satanist anarchist -- be your sheriff candidate is the same system I’m attacking. I’m sorry, and I know it hurts to hear, but that system is a lie.
   
   “The entire thing is a lie. It’s broken from beginning to end, and my existence as your sheriff candidate is merely how this reality was thrown into your face,” she said.
   
   Marilyn Huston, the chair of the Cheshire County GOP, congratulated DiMezzo for the victory and said she “did very well with the primary and that was wonderful.” However, Huston said DiMezzo never showed up to GOP meetings and events, despite being invited.
   
   DiMezzo said in her blog post that her victory in the primary was an argument for anarchism because of how “clueless the average voter is.”
   
   "Sweet Satan, how can you not be an anarchist?!" she wrote. "Between 75 and 80 percent of the primary voters -- the ones alleged to be more politically aware than the average voter -- were completely and totally ignorant of who they were voting for! What is the percentage with the average voter? 90 percent? 95 percent? These people are deciding who gets to rule you,” she said, before calling on Cheshire County to secede from both New Hampshire and the U.S.
   
   According to the outlet, DiMezzo comes from a group of libertarian activists that has produced candidates before.
   
   Well, that's refreshing. LOL
   
   Do you agree with her?

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      GA Andersonposted 4 years agoin reply to this

      I think she is right that the average voter is typically clueless about the candidate they vote for.
      
      I like her honesty, but am glad I don't live in her county.
      
      GA

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         MizBejabbersposted 4 years agoin reply to this

         Same here, G.A. When I was working for the state legislature as a legal editor, one of our reviewing attorneys, a flaming liberal, shocked me silly one day. His candidate for president lost, and he made a statement to the effect that "the American people don't have enough sense to govern themselves. Maybe they really do need a king to rule them."

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            Credence2posted 4 years agoin reply to this

            "Maybe they really do need a king to rule them"
            
            Perhaps they idea is not as far fetched as it may seem from the vantage points of certain people.
            
            
            https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/202 … e-election

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            GA Andersonposted 4 years agoin reply to this

            Careful now. Next, we will be talking about a Civics test as a condition to vote. ;-)
            
            GA

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               MizBejabbersposted 4 years agoin reply to this

               Not a bad idea. The attorney I was quoting in a previous post was actually being sarcastic. He really didn't mean it, but I guess you knew that. He probably is rolling over in his grave today. Of course flaming liberals like him would say that it would discriminate against minorities. They should go to a naturalization ceremony and see all the different minorities who have passed a strenuous civics test to get their citizenship.

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                  GA Andersonposted 4 years agoin reply to this

                  You make a good point about the Naturalization process. I probably couldn't pass it without boning up.
                  
                  I know it is just my age talking, but I really think we have hurt our youth when we changed Civics programs to Social Studies programs. I think they are two different concepts.
                  
                  We are lucky that our legislative structure does, somewhat, compensate for our less than smart voters. It is much harder to get a mass of yahoo representatives than it is to get a mass of yahoo voters to elect them.
                  
                  GA

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      peterstreepposted 4 years agoin reply to this

      Satanist? Is that cult still alive...Should it not be
      "The freaking white middle-class transsexual Satanist anarchist!". Just to complete the picture. I guess you have more chance then if you're a "freaking white middle-class transsexual atheist anarchist"...

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         GA Andersonposted 4 years agoin reply to this

         Of course, you are right. 'More' is always better. In this case, the more nuts in the basket the more attractive it is.
         
         GA;-)

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            peterstreepposted 4 years agoin reply to this

            Haha, yes. Nuts are popular. Lots of cases to solve..

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      savvydatingposted 4 years agoin reply to this

      Maybe the voters thought she was the lesser of the two evils. After all, her 'opponent' is also anti-police and anti-ICE....
      
      So, the only difference is that one is a proclaimed Satanist and the other has been around as long as Biden (practically). Same difference, but a new face at least.
      
      https://keenecopblock.org/?s=Eli+Rivera … submit.y=0
      
      
      
      Eli Rivera has been around as long as Joe Biden (practically).

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   Kathryn L Hillposted 4 years ago

   Yes, a nice philosopher king. Ahhh... someone who understands human foibles and has a sense of justice, who loves, has logic, knows reality, has infinite wisdom and who will never fail the people in any way.
   
   
   Could it be  t h a t  person?
   ... well, COULD IT?
   
   really! Stop voting for anything, ever!
   
   EVER!

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      MizBejabbersposted 4 years agoin reply to this

      Well, it could happen. We are promised a Heaven on Earth.

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      peterstreepposted 4 years agoin reply to this

      It would be nice to add a sense of humour and self reflection to the list of qualities too. We are lacking that nowadays..

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   Readmikenowposted 4 years ago

   I think this person did this to prove a point, and I think they were very successful in making their point.  I like the part where the local Republican party asked this person to attend meetings and they refused.  So, it is a topic of discussion.  Too many people simply go in and vote party line.  I think it is common and this may be a wake-up call for voters in that county.

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