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2016 Postmortem

kristopher

(29,798 posts) Sun Jan 24, 2016, 01:29 AM Jan 2016

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What "going after them with pitchforks" looks like in a democracy.

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What "going after them with pitchforks" looks like in a democracy. (Original Post) kristopher Jan 2016 OP

Avoid the guillotine. Accept the results of free and fair election. Ed Suspicious Jan 2016 #1

Yes, unless the elections aren't free and fair. highprincipleswork Jan 2016 #2

The elections are not going to be free and fair. Unknown Beatle Jan 2016 #3

Radical turnout is the first step. highprincipleswork Jan 2016 #4

Ed Suspicious

(8,879 posts)

1. Avoid the guillotine. Accept the results of free and fair election.

Reply to kristopher (Original post)

Sun Jan 24, 2016, 03:33 AM

Jan 2016

highprincipleswork

(3,111 posts)

2. Yes, unless the elections aren't free and fair.

Reply to Ed Suspicious (Reply #1)

Sun Jan 24, 2016, 03:36 AM

Jan 2016

Unknown Beatle

(2,672 posts)

3. The elections are not going to be free and fair.

Reply to highprincipleswork (Reply #2)

Sun Jan 24, 2016, 04:48 AM

Jan 2016

As long as there are e-voting machines, there will be irregularities in the voting process. In other words, stealing the vote.

highprincipleswork

(3,111 posts)

4. Radical turnout is the first step.

Reply to Unknown Beatle (Reply #3)

Sun Jan 24, 2016, 05:17 AM

Jan 2016

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