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Re:Signal's president vows to reject UK law on message scann... by Mountain_Skies on Saturday July 15, 2023 @02:29PM (#36739649)
We live in an era where increasingly it is the government who picks the voters rather than the voters picking the government. Whether it is through immigration policy, favoring certain areas over others, or trying to throw up restrictions on voting, across the political spectrum there is a dedicated effort to shape the electorate to be friendly to those in power remaining in power.
Re:Signal's president vows to reject UK law on message scann... by raincom on Saturday July 15, 2023 @02:32PM (#36739665)
Selectorate theory (which is described for the lay people in "The Dictator's Handbook: Why Bad Behavior is Almost Always Good Politics") talks about your points: picking voters through (a) immigration policy (b) restrictions on voting, etc.
Re:Signal's president vows to reject UK law on message scann... by p1esk on Saturday July 15, 2023 @03:28PM (#36740141)
Increasingly?

When and where it was ever any better?