Political parties have nothing to do with the state of TSP's activities, and I'm not sure anybody has ever argued otherwise before. It's not our job to bring in new players. It's the Delegate's and the Cabinet's. Parties are private organizations.

Whether naysayers like it or not, friends will band together to get things done. When they make that a more formal organization, it's called a political party. We can't ban them and remain a democracy. Before parties, people made all the same claims as they do now: if you're so-and-so's friend, you have a COI; if you're talking behind the scenes about elections and coming up with strategies, you're a secretive cabal engaged in corrupt dealings. The tirade Belschaft went on this morning had happened before and it'll happen again. Today the accusations are leveled against APC/TIL. Two years ago, it was #LampshadeBar.

Those who don't benefit from these groups of friends, or find themselves in opposition to them, cry corruption. It's the same old story of so many past elections. The only difference is that you can name the boogeyman.


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