Prudence, and patience (running out?)
A thoughtful essay at the Instalord-
The point I would like to really make is that our constitutional democratic republican process is not just some way of allowing everybody their say. It's a way of allowing everybody their say--and then the loser still gets to have a say and participate after he loses, without worrying about life and limb. He is not ostracized (banished for ten years), as could happen in Ancient Athens. He is not hauled before a Star Chamber, as in Stuart England (despite what the truthers may say about Amerika). He is not even tarred and feathered, as Sam Adams boys did to those of pro-Parliamentary sympathies.
No, instead, he gets to stick around and have a go during the next round. So the system is a shield, as well as a means to an end.
But, if the loser decides that all the protection is for him, and none for the other, and that he need not really acknowledge the legitimacy of the result, or worse, put a smile on his face as he undermines the result from within, as Iago worked against Othello--then that system is not going to exist for long, because the other side is simply going to wise up and stop playing the game. Instead, the contest can enter the field of force, as in the olden times.
Well, I am an American. Thus, if you feel the issue is of sufficient magnitude to call for drumbeats or widespread disobedience, then by all means do so, good luck, and Godspeed. Hope the issue is worth it, be prepared to pay the costs necessary.
But if you are simply trying to get your way, in the petulant way a teenager does, then perhaps you need to rethink your strategy, because there are limits to the patience of others.
I'm not assured this won't descend into violence before it's over. So many are so passionate and have no intention of backing down... The analogy to a 16-year-old is striking and true. They had better hope that the rest of us continue to obey the rules.