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Re:Mob justice is trampling democratic discourse by tablespoon on Tuesday August 31, 2021 @01:32PM (#28370989)
> Being against electronic voting has always been a position that got negative comments, insults etc. (unless foolish, luddite, naive, afraid, and so on are not insults anymore?

Is that really true? I always thought it was a pretty popular position, at least in the tech community. I might be biased, but I don't know how anyone who has a modicum of understanding about computer (in)security and has performed an update query could ever be dismissively enthusiastic of electronic voting.

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Re:Mob justice is trampling democratic discourse by sophacles on Tuesday August 31, 2021 @01:49PM (#28371187)
Moving the goalposts is a fun game, but not helpful in this situation. I guess if you only limit yourself to counting those of a particular career with a particular set of interests as people, then sure you may have a point. I tend to think of humans (no extra qualifiers) as people though, so your point makes no sense to me.
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