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Re:The hacking and disinformation team meddling in elections by barbazoo on Thursday February 16, 2023 @12:11PM (#34821600)
That's exactly my point, it's a problem because there is a "thug in power". That's the problem, not open voting.
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Re:The hacking and disinformation team meddling in elections by WalterBright on Thursday February 16, 2023 @01:07PM (#34822751)
Even the nicest people become thugs when in power. Power corrupts.
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Re:The hacking and disinformation team meddling in elections by dette on Thursday February 16, 2023 @01:43PM (#34823554)
Most, perhaps yes! But not always. You seem to often have so binary thoughts xD

Do you work with programming or something?

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Re:The hacking and disinformation team meddling in elections by barbazoo on Thursday February 16, 2023 @02:34PM (#34824497)
I don't know, in my experience most governments aren't run by "thugs" but YMMV.
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Re:The hacking and disinformation team meddling in elections by WalterBright on Thursday February 16, 2023 @04:03PM (#34826097)
The only reason for open ballots is to hold individuals "accountable" for their votes.
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