Re:Google admits citing 4chan to spread fake Vegas shooter news
by eterm on Thursday October 05, 2017 @02:59PM
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Well you've assumed they don't have a vote. US citizens are entitled to a vote while living abroad.
https://travel.state.gov/content/passports/en/abroad/legal-m...
Re:Google admits citing 4chan to spread fake Vegas shooter news
by astura on Thursday October 05, 2017 @02:57PM
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Did we read the same comment? Being interested in world events and/or the results of clinical trials conducted overseas is in no way "having [an] opinion on US politics."
(Not to mention that a Swede can have a very legitimate, personal, vested interest in what's going on in the US, maybe the GP had family vacationing in Vegas. - I had family vacationing in France during the Paris bombings, my mother-in-law called me up frantically that day.)
Re:Google admits citing 4chan to spread fake Vegas shooter news
by KekDemaga on Thursday October 05, 2017 @03:13PM
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How is anyone sure of the results of a clinical trial, and how would proximity increase the level of certainty? In regards to world politics when could you ever be certain a report is accurate? Didn't you always have to use critical thinking?
Re:Google admits citing 4chan to spread fake Vegas shooter news
by threeseed on Thursday October 05, 2017 @03:11PM
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Maybe I am moving to the town in question.
Maybe I have friends and family there.
Maybe I used to live and work there.
Maybe I have a long distance relationship with someone there.
There are millions of reasons why someone would be interesting in knowing what is happening in a place other than which they current live.
I question the utility of you having any opinion on US politics, especially at the local level. You are certainly entitled to one but I don't know what it gets you without a vote.