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I'm not sure what you're looking for here? Do you want an endorsement that I don't like voter suppression? Because sure, I don't like voter suppression. But

I'm not sure what you're looking for here? Do you want an endorsement that I don't like voter suppression? Because sure, I don't like voter suppression. But you keep bringing up points that are at best tangentially related to the actual topic at hand here. I don't dispute that there's shit that happens, but I also don't see the connection to long lines at early voting.

cortesoft 6y ago
> I think there was likely not much thought put into the number of early voting locations. It's always been viewed as a low-budget, customer-friendly alternative to voting on election day. That probably should have been re-evaluated given the pandemic and the likelihood of greater numbers of early voters This part of your earlier comment makes it seem like you are arguing that the early voting issues are simply logistical issues because they didn't "re-evaluate" their process for the pandemic. I am pointing out evidence that these problems aren't from a lack of planning, but from active suppression. If you look at any particular incident (like the long lines for early voting in this case), you can think of a lot of innocent reasons it might be happening. When you see the pattern, and you see clear and active suppression, you can't just say "well, all of these other incidents are just poor planning"
- onecommentman 6y ago
  You are using the phrase “active suppression” in a way I have never seen it used before. Extending the use of the phrase to describe these sort of political tactics has a downside. It waters down the emotional impact of the phrase when being used to describe, say, the poll tax or grandfather clauses in the US South. Real voter suppression. And thus, in a backhanded sort of way, dilutes the honor of those early civil rights workers who fought, and sometimes died, so that everyone got a chance to vote. Why would you want to do that?

cortesoft 6y ago

> I think there was likely not much thought put into the number of early voting locations. It's always been viewed as a low-budget, customer-friendly alternative to voting on election day. That probably should have been re-evaluated given the pandemic and the likelihood of greater numbers of early voters This part of your earlier comment makes it seem like you are arguing that the early voting issues are simply logistical issues because they didn't "re-evaluate" their process for the pandemic. I am pointing out evidence that these problems aren't from a lack of planning, but from active suppression. If you look at any particular incident (like the long lines for early voting in this case), you can think of a lot of innocent reasons it might be happening. When you see the pattern, and you see clear and active suppression, you can't just say "well, all of these other incidents are just poor planning"

onecommentman 6y ago
You are using the phrase “active suppression” in a way I have never seen it used before. Extending the use of the phrase to describe these sort of political tactics has a downside. It waters down the emotional impact of the phrase when being used to describe, say, the poll tax or grandfather clauses in the US South. Real voter suppression. And thus, in a backhanded sort of way, dilutes the honor of those early civil rights workers who fought, and sometimes died, so that everyone got a chance to vote. Why would you want to do that?