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How do you feel about any foreign political intervention? I'd guess that 50+% of 3rd world leaders are supported by some foreign government financially or mili
by everdev 7y ago
How do you feel about any foreign political intervention?
I'd guess that 50+% of 3rd world leaders are supported by some foreign government financially or militarily which keeps them in power.
But yes, it doesn't feel good when a foreign government tries to pick a winner in our elections.
- throwaway5752 7y agoCorrect me if I am wrong, but it sounds like you are asking me if I think changing voting results is equivalent to attempting to influence voters? No, I do not think those are remotely equivalent.
- kurthr 7y agoYeah, it's sort of like conflating asking for money with stealing... they may result in the same outcome, but result from extremely different actions.
- everdev 7y agoSorry, I think the point I was trying to make was that most governments try to openly influence politics in other countries rather than protecting free elections. I totally agree that vote rigging would be particularly egregious. However, I'm not sure that backing a regime with money / weapons / training, etc. that then goes ahead and rigs the vote is that much better. I think it's more like one scenario is stealing money and the other is investing in a gang that steals money. I just find it interesting that we openly try to pick political winners and losers in other countries.
- edmundsauto 7y agoNot picking winners is also a decision that impacts other countries. It's like a default option in a UI -- there are no neutral options.
- everdev 7y agoSure, but I guess by that same logic not rigging a foreign election would impact a country too.