On Wednesday, I wrote a post entitled "Why Do Many Conservatives Hate Democracy?". In it, I talked about the conservative tendency to question the integrity of the electoral system whenever Republican candidates lose in close races, which undermines an essential element of trust in democracy.
In that post, I said:
As I've said before, pointing out discrepancies and calling for investigations based on specific facts is alright — even good. Accusing one side or the other of election fraud before there's been a full investigation is not.
In that post, I said:
I'm not sure this is as one-sided a phenomenon as I'm claiming it is. I freely admit that this is based on my own experience, and may be subject to certain biases. So please, if you can think of any widespread, quick, baseless claims by liberals of election fraud, let me know in the comments.Now, here I am to answer my own query: no, this hatred of democracy is not one-sided. For proof, one need only look to Daily Kos in the aftermath of the discovery of enough votes to put Prosser in the lead (and out of the free-recount margin).
4/8/11, 1:37 AM CDT: "Wisconsin: FRAUD!" by "Concern Troll"There are more if you care to look.
4/7/11, 10:41 PM CDT: "Kathy Nickolaus in Waukesha forgot to save? Really?" by "ColdFusion04"
4/7/11, 9:45 PM CDT: "We are supposed to believe the teabagger vote share increased by 50% in the 'Missing Wisconsin City'" by "The BigotBasher"
As I've said before, pointing out discrepancies and calling for investigations based on specific facts is alright — even good. Accusing one side or the other of election fraud before there's been a full investigation is not.
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