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There is no such case to be made. If viral fake news influence even some tiny percentage, there is already responsibility on social media for how this elections
by flockonus 10y ago
There is no such case to be made. If viral fake news influence even some tiny percentage, there is already responsibility on social media for how this elections turned out.
Yes, quite possibly >90% of the people would have voted the same way regardless of news, still we all know the "swing" makes all the difference
- barrkel 10y agoIf only 45% voted for Trump, they wouldn't have valid opinions? If 5% made the difference, then 90% of the votes for Trump don't form a mandate? There's a problem here - first past the post voting - but there's also another problem: denial of the legitimacy of an opposition. The vast majority of the people who voted for Trump have valid opinions. You can't just dismiss them.
- flockonus 10y agoDefinitely a valid government regardless of what influenced it. Attributing cause to vote swing does not take legitimacy away, it's just being honest