To all of you who’ve complained about spending your days fielding calls from robot voices attacking Democrats, it’s time to get some perspective. These robot dialers are saving democracy — or didn’t you know that?
Courtesy of yesterday’s Washington Post, we have a reminder from a political consultant (who happens to be a Democrat) of “the larger principles” behind the robo call. “Robo-dials have been known to dramatically increase voter turnout,” he reminds us [though they’re also useful for voter suppression], continuing…
Instead of hanging up on the call, realize that this is American democracy in action and that there is nothing wrong with an automated call requesting that you participate. After all, many sacrifices have been made over the course of American history to preserve our right to vote. A phone call or two reminding us to exercise that right is certainly something we can all live with.
I suppose we can even live with a phone call or two or six or seven. After all, Americans have died for your right to be robo called.
