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a trillion dollar company influencing elections overtly is probably not “good”? their interests are certainly not aligned with yours
by mylons 6y ago
a trillion dollar company influencing elections overtly is probably not “good”? their interests are certainly not aligned with yours
- krapp 6y agoHow is a reminder to register to vote "overtly influencing elections?"
- mylons 6y agoin america, when the voter turnout is higher, democrats win. it's a subtle way to take a side, but it's taking a side.
- rottingfruit 6y agoWe can not be polarized to the point that uplifting the nations founding principle is seen as taking a side. I just don’t get your logic. At that point anyone encouraging voting is subtly siding with Democrats.
- Ancapistani 6y agoWhat support do you have for you apparent claim that universal suffrage is a "founding principle" in the US?
- mylons 6y agoit’s just what happens historically when people vote. sorry you don’t like data
- lawrenceyan 6y agoLinking back to our conversation earlier [0], mylons is a good example of what I'm talking about. [0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24518869 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24518869