> How is local politics office turning into that? There's a general push on both the left and the right to turn local elected offices that ought to be non-part

> How is local politics office turning into that? There's a general push on both the left and the right to turn local elected offices that ought to be non-partisan into cut throat political battles. There's an intentional effort by all political tribes to weaponize every possible office. This is not going to end well. A dysfunctional federal legislature is one thing. A local council that can't get work done could literally tear the country apart one small town at a time. Yes, I am deeply pissed off by a township auditor going on a Twitter rant about The Establishment on his twitter account. Auditors aren't there to Take On The Establishment. They are there to... audit. > it seems that people clearly care about local political, don’t you think? On the contrary. This is an example of one particular "local" becoming and being subsumed by the "national". "The Establishment" that you rail against when talking about Clinton and Soros or Lehman and Koch is probably not controlling your tiny city supervisor council. Go back and read this fucking twitter thread from the first word onward. Even if we grant every point of every person arguing with me here (well, except the dude who wants to physically attack me and is now, in his own words, stalking me...): to the extent that local corruption exists, it's probably petty grift/nepotism totally disconnected from the whatever you imagine "The Establishment" to be. > Also, assume that OP is indeed a troll who won with 200 votes total via a keg... This appears to just be a miscommunication. I did not intend to suggest that's literally what he did. My point was the frivolity of the number. Actually, I think my meaning is clear after re-reading my original comment? (All of your related questions stem from a miscommunication of my intended meaning.) > Edit: also considering the number of comments you’ve made on this post specifically, I’m genuinely wondering why is it this hill specifically that you’re willing to die on? Again, shenanigans in local politics generally. I have no tie to this community and I do not live in PA.