Tension between "the voters can't be trusted" and "let's register lots of voters"

[Bricker]

@elucidator

I have to take a moment to commend friend Bricker for his investigatory prowess. Finding out stuff. Very impressive. I have given a quick search of a few lefty sites I happen to occasionally peruse. And not one mention of this furious hurricane of debate raging through the left wing.

I said: “…from vocal SDMB participants…”

An example thread with the sentiment: Fuck You, Voters

Example posts with the sentiment:

@Uncle_Jocko

Wait, what? You think because the voters didn’t throw ALL the judges out that they’re not “the neanderthals that they have been portrayed as?”

@ambushed

In truth, we in the U.S. today are a nation dominated by a majority of highly gullible dupes who will believe just about anything as long as it’s hateful, bigoted, or false, and, as the 2010 mid-terms demonstrated, those who most fervently believe those lies are the most enthusiastic voters.

@Diogenes_the_Cynic

Yes, the voters were motovated solely by bigotry. Let’s not sugarcoat it. It is what it is. It’s a great example of why the judiciary should not be subject to elections. Mobs don’t make good judges.

I’ll post more samples if you wish, but you can hardly be blind to the sentiment.