People are upset but: 1-US does this to everyone—it's called int'l waters. 2-Solution is fixing our democracy, not starting World War III.https://twitter.com/lucasfoxnews/status/831847716506497027 …
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Do you want to know how things can get worse: If understandable deep worries about electoral interference get channeled into warmongering.
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Focus on fixing what's failing that makes the country vulnerable to demagoguery, voters to disillusionment, mistrust and misinformation.
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Edward Zook
Look, this is a real danger. Retaliation sounds attractive, but huge problems (for us and the world!) in most paths.https://twitter.com/ezook/status/831865578805661696 …
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"Punish Russia." Russia is ruled by a few oligarchs. Media is not free. Opponents are poisoned. Economy lopsided. It's already "punished."
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"Let's hack them!" The threat is not symmetric. Their rulers are not vulnerable like we were—because we are a democracy, however faulty.
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"Military options!" Sounds great until you realize we are not a multi-planet civilization, ya know. Tread most carefully when tensions high.
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"Do we not do anything?" Fix our failings. Power of outside electoral interference is a symptom of our failings. Fix that—and options open.
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Really appreciate voices of experience, sense, and sanity these days. Looking forward to your book.
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