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It is only subvertive if people let it be so. But if his spending is subvertive then ALL like spending is subvertive. He is just more upfront about it. I do th
by A4ET8a8uTh0 7y ago
It is only subvertive if people let it be so. But if his spending is subvertive then ALL like spending is subvertive. He is just more upfront about it.
I do think you have a valid argument here assuming the process was not already subverted.
- anthm1988 7y agoExcept every other candidate accepts donations and has to be more transparent. Every other serious candidate is appearing on the debate stage and town halls. Bloomberg is buying off people and hasn't been forced to defend his atrocious record, at all. and plenty of people support aggressively campaign financing reform and public funding of elections.
- ketzo 7y agoWell, there’s a lot of regulation around campaign finance: spending limits, disclosure requirements, etc. As far as I know, Bloomberg doesn’t haven’t to adhere to any of that, because it’s not campaign finances, it’s his own personal (massive) wealth.
- xiler 7y agoI think this practice is a bit worse than other forms of electioneering since it is not clear if views being expressed come directly from the candidate or not (unlike a TV ad or a rally). When governments do something similar this, their methods are rightly criticized as being undemocratic [1,2]. I think a similar line of reasoning applies to US election politics. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/50_Cent_Party https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/50_Cent_Party [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_web_brigades https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_web_brigades