DUmmy uses own daughter for Facebook bouncy..get a load of the language

[BannedFromDU]

Star Member ancianita (3,184 posts)

Tonight my own daughter broke my heart. On Facebook she announced that she is not voting.
I can't believe I'm reading such a public announcement from my 35 year-old, lifelong Democratic voting daughter!

My daughter:

I have been proud to engage in the electoral process since I was old enough to do so and have participated (in many actively and avidly) in every election I've ever been registered for. In the past two years (since I last voted) I have realized that EVERY political contender on the ballot has already been bought by "big $$$"...so why bother? Democrat or Republican identifiers (and the realization that the concepts of dichotomy and "zero-sum game" are effectively false) and "ideals" are NOT enough when, once in office, none actually represent "constituent" interests...only "big $$$" interests.  (Oh freaking BROTHER. Who writes like this on Facebook? No one.)

For the first time in my adult life, I refuse to vote. I will continue to refuse as long as dichotomous options are all that are available to vote for. Until then, I will believe this concept of American "democracy" is merely a false amelioration of the masses.

(Yeah. That happened. Whatever.)

On the spur of the moment (Yeah suuuuuuuure) I felt that I had no choice but to make a public appeal to her, although talking about voting publicly with a family member is a pretty awkward thing to do on Facebook. Even her little brother popped up in support of "ground level progressivism." (Of COURSE he did.)

I felt that I'd failed, and that she's become someone I can only be tolerant of and courteous toward, but can't respect. I don't want to feel that way, but dammit, I do.

Me:

You're right about the money, the reality. But there is a larger moral issue at stake. To disengage from a process others used to fight and die for a chance to do is regressive, not progressive.

Your reasoning is valid. It's just not sound. Vote because you can. Because Gramma Jean, you, I and all the women and girls we know, know how hard it's been for our half, and because G needs a good example of someone making effort for other voters, if not for moneyed interests or representation.

We know the deal. Even if your heart's not in it.
Vote anyway. Like every little thing has consequences we can't see, voting is a good thing that you do.


Questions: Could I have said or done something else? Has anybody else experienced this?

I hope this isn't a trend elsewhere. Maybe I'm just tired right now, but I'm also feeling like I'm losing my children to the disengaged youth stereotype. UGH.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025712340


Allow me to translate: "I'm so much of a drama queen and I think so much of my own opinion that I will use my own daughter as a foil for phony DU grandstanding."

What a pantload of look-at-me liberal horseshit.

[FlaGator]

After reading some of the crap that I have read on facebook I have little doubt that this exchange actually happened. Both are drama queens who feel that their opinions are so important that others need to know what those opinions are.

I do think that the OP doesn't know what he/she is talking about after reading this:

Your reasoning is valid. It's just not sound.

Valid reasoning is by its nature sound reasoning. I think what the OP is really saying is "while I can't argue intellectually or logically with what you are saying, I don't like it so I'm going to believe that it is wrong regardless of the evidence".

[Big Dog]

We know the deal. Even if your heart's not in it.
Vote anyway. Like every little thing has consequences we can't see, voting is a good thing that you do.

The mamacita primitive told her daughter to close her eyes and think of Obama, and to fake a Goregasm.

[El Jefe]

Pathetic BS. 

[miskie]

I have used bits and pieces of the 'Quote' the primitive posted, and banged them repeatedly against Google and Facebook. Either the daughter deleted the post a few minutes after posting, or it never existed.

The only two places that come back with any combination of a subset of the quote are DU and CC.

[Big Dog]

I have used bits and pieces of the 'Quote' the primitive posted, and banged them repeatedly against Google and Facebook. Either the daughter deleted the post a few minutes after posting, or it never existed.

The only two places that come back with any combination of a subset of the quote are DU and CC.

Sounds... made up.

[98ZJUSMC]

Your reasoning is valid. It's just not sound.

Valid reasoning is by its nature sound reasoning. I think what the OP is really saying is "while I can't argue intellectually or logically with what you are saying, I don't like it so I'm going to believe that it is wrong regardless of the evidence".

Exactly.  Liberal 101.

[98ZJUSMC]

I have used bits and pieces of the 'Quote' the primitive posted, and banged them repeatedly against Google and Facebook. Either the daughter deleted the post a few minutes after posting, or it never existed.

The only two places that come back with any combination of a subset of the quote are DU and CC.

Sure.  It's cut and paste Marxism, fabricated into a bouncy, to motivate the Romper Room.

I will believe this concept of American "democracy" is merely a false amelioration of the masses.

Geeez.........   

[Karin]

   98Z, you just stole my post right out from under my feet. 

"Amelioration."     What self-regarding bullshit. 

[tanstaafl]

After reading some of the crap that I have read on facebook I have little doubt that this exchange actually happened. Both are drama queens who feel that their opinions are so important that others need to know what those opinions are.

I do think that the OP doesn't know what he/she is talking about after reading this:

Valid reasoning is by its nature sound reasoning. I think what the OP is really saying is "while I can't argue intellectually or logically with what you are saying, I don't like it so I'm going to believe that it is wrong regardless of the evidence".

I'm gonna go in a different direction with this. And I hope DUmmie ancianita reads this, Yon daughter is sitting this cycle out due to her disgust with the Rat Party. She is taking this time out as she considers switching over to vote straight Rethug, possibly even thinking of becoming a full fledged Tea Party Activist. As this is such a monumental sea change in her view of politics, she is overwhelmed with emotion and is so afraid that when in the booth she may accidentally vote for a demoncRATic candidate, she refuses to take the chance.

What can I say, ancianita? I have been seeing this happening all over the country during this cycle. Her little brother is next. Bwahahahahaha!

[BannedFromDU]

I have used bits and pieces of the 'Quote' the primitive posted, and banged them repeatedly against Google and Facebook. Either the daughter deleted the post a few minutes after posting, or it never existed.

The only two places that come back with any combination of a subset of the quote are DU and CC.

     How DAREST thou cast doubt! Curses upon thee! Verily, those words WERE typed for public view on the Facebook jobber!