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by FreakyT 1802 days ago
People on here seem to be missing the point — one of the (only 2) major political parties in the US has effectively declared that a core party doctrine is “any election that we lose is, ipso facto, fraudulent”.

That sort of belief is what gets you to situations like what we see in Myanmar, with “declaration of fraud” being the only excuse for installing any leadership.

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See also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Bolivian_political_crisis : a very disputed election. Is the US becoming a Latin American country?
That's the accusation which emboldens irrational hate, yes. Where's the proof?
Yes, and voter id laws are racist. Pull the other one.
Good point. You're right - the intention behind these laws is obviously to secure our elections (since we had such a fraudulent, unfair election last time) and not at all about trying to disenfranchise the opposing political party and undermine the democratic process.

Separate but equal facilities are fair, right?

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-wisconsin-election-2...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/mar/02/texas-pollin...

https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/02/politics/georgia-voter-rolls-...

https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2021-07-01/supreme-co...