Could you please point out where the parent claims to be a Democrat? I don't see it anywhere in what they've said, or in the past few days of their comment history.
> Most of the country doesn’t believe this.
I'm not sure about "most", but it's certainly a significant fraction; presumably caused by Trump's refusal to admit defeat.
> Regardless of what you believe, being on the other side nobody on the right will believe you. You stand to benefit most from this.
What do you mean by "other side"? The Democrats? I would again ask where you got the idea that the parent is a Democrat; I don't see it in their posts.
I think you may be mixing up cause and effect. Your claim seems to be that people on the right will not believe what the parent poster says, because the parent poster is a Democrat. However, your response is evidence of the inverse: that people on the right will believe the parent poster is a Democrat, because of what the parent poster says.
This mistake is troubling, since it admits a circular argument: Democrats aren't believed, and those who aren't believed are Democrats. Like all circular arguments, this is self-consistent whilst being completely detached from reality (the content of any claims, evidence, etc. are irrelevant; that self-justifying loop will work for anything).
Yes, reread their comment, apply context, it should be apparent.
> I'm not sure about "most", but it's certainly a significant fraction; presumably caused by Trump's refusal to admit defeat.
Why do you think Trump has anything to do with it? He doesn't. Really people couldn't care less about Trump. The system is flawed regardless.
> This mistake is troubling, since it admits a circular argument: Democrats aren't believed, and those who aren't believed are Democrats. Like all circular arguments, this is self-consistent whilst being completely detached from reality (the content of any claims, evidence, etc. are irrelevant; that self-justifying loop will work for anything).
Hmmm, yup we have a divide in this country, mostly caused by dems refusal to accept and admit the right are people with opinions, ideas and feelings as well. Right doesn't believe left, left doesn't believe right. So, divide we have!
I did. It was not apparent; hence why I asked.
> Why do you think Trump has anything to do with it?
If we're still talking about "it" being a significant fraction of the US public being distrustful of the election process/results, then Trump's main relevance is the combination of:
- His holding of the most powerful office in the world for four years
- His direct attacks on the election process/results, e.g.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veracity_of_statements_by_Dona...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veracity_of_statements_by_Dona...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veracity_of_statements_by_Dona...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_United_States_presidentia...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_United_States_presidentia...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_lie#Trump's_claim_of_a_sto...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attempts_to_overturn_the_2020_...
- The attacks on the election process/results by other Repulican politicians, either using Trump's example to seize or cling-to power, or to curry Trump's favour, or to avoid Trump's wrath (either direct, or indirect like https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attempts_to_overturn_the_2020_... ), e.g.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attempts_to_overturn_the_2020_...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attempts_to_overturn_the_2020_...
- The attacks on the election process/results by members of the public, following Trump's example, e.g.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_United_States_presidentia...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attempts_to_overturn_the_2020_...
> Really people couldn't care less about Trump.
You mean, other than the 74,216,154 who voted for him? Many of whom are in no way casual about their support:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demonstrations_in_support_of_D...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trumpism
> we have a divide in this country, mostly caused by dems refusal to accept and admit the right are people with opinions, ideas and feelings as well.
Do you anything at all to back up such absurd partisan hyperbole?
> The system is flawed regardless.
Lol, what fatalistic nonsense. Reminds me of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yts2F44RqFw
Notice this started before Trump was elected? The rest of your comment is trying to support your belief this is somehow about Trump, therefore ignored.
> This is sufficient to catch any double voting or voting as someone else that occurs at sufficient scale to be above the normal error rate.
Most of the country doesn’t believe this. Regardless of what you believe, being on the other side nobody on the right will believe you. You stand to benefit most from this.