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Re:Newsmax agrees to pay $67M in defamation case over bogus ... by jltsiren on Monday August 18, 2025 @09:20PM (#44947246)
You have a short-term perspective. Republics often last longer than a human lifetime. They should prepare for scenarios that happen once every few centuries.

The most important aspect of elections is that the vast majority of losers accept the outcome. If they don't, the elections failed. It doesn't really matter if there was fraud or if the losers just don't accept the result. The fundamental reason is the same in both cases: too many citizens don't support the system.

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Re:Newsmax agrees to pay $67M in defamation case over bogus ... by yibg on Tuesday August 19, 2025 @12:29PM (#44953393)
I'm saying specifically even if we only allow in person voting with ID, there will still groups that cry foul when their team loses. Distrust in the system isn't from specific elements of how votes are cast, it's a function of the health of the society as a whole.
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