Resigning from small town politics
2014-05-21 22:48:52.702047+02 by Dan Lyke 0 comments
There has been much... something, over the resignation letter of (now) former Pleasant Hill, CA City Clerk Kim Lehmkuhl:
This has been an atrocious, incredibly depressing, and mind-numbingly inane experience I would not wish on anyone. I wish the City the best of luck in finding some schmuck eager to transcribe every last misogynistic joke, self-indulgent anecdote, and pathetic pandering attempt by Council, and every tinfoil hat conspiracy theory, racist aside, and NIMBY asshattery from the lovely Council meeting frequent flyers, without which, surely our democracy could not flourish. ...
The thing is... the thing is... I think she's telling the objective truth. But these are the people who are guiding the political process, not just locally but at all levels, and unless we find people willing to endure the mind-numbingly inane experience in order to effect political change, it's gonna stay that way.
And I sure as hell don't have the patience to participate. (Via)