Trump’s actions against the USPS I think go beyond voter suppression to stochastic terrorism.
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The only thing that prevents system-destroying levels of cheating is really just faith in the basic sanctity of the game, unwillingness to cheat (at least beyond a point of “everybody does it” things), and *wanting* to win fairly out of a minimal sense of self-worth and honor.
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I’m tired of people pretending that electoral systems can’t possibly break down radically when a) there’s plenty of precedent around the world b) there are actors in THIS system who are openly telegraphing that they are willing to do anything they can get away with to “win”
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There are very, very few guardrails for electoral processes even in advanced democracies. What allows the system to work is that people believe in it enough to *want* to work within it. Not elaborate “protections”. Most talk of process security is just concern trolling.
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Despite the legitimate distortions present in 2016 (electoral college, gerrymandering), it was a democratic outcome within the game as defined. Much as I detest him, Trump won fairly in 2016. I’m not sure I‘ll be able to say that about any 2020 outcome. https://twitter.com/vgr/status/1294505072865419265?s=21 …https://twitter.com/vgr/status/1294505072865419265 …
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Lots of people think they will be bad actors but at the same time not be *too* bad of actors
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