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I was referring to the US, specifically.

• rayiner 5y ago
  You think the appearance of secure elections functions any differently in the US? Whether or not election security is an actual problem, one side saying “just trust the process” is not going to be credible. That’s true in America, and that’s true in Taiwan. Hence the elaborate process in Taiwan.
  • HappySweeney 5y ago
    Yes. Before the aforementioned losers began disparaging the system, trust in the election process was high.
    • rayiner 5y ago
      Not at all. E.g. this poll from 2004: https://news.gallup.com/poll/13780/americans-worried-about-voter-fraud.aspx https://news.gallup.com/poll/13780/americans-worried-about-v... > Although a majority of both Republicans and Democrats express some degree of confidence in the nation's voting system, Democrats are far less confident than Republicans. The current poll shows that 59% of Democrats say they are least somewhat confident that their votes will be cast and counted (including just 13% who are very confident), compared with nearly 9 in 10 Republicans (87%, including 44% who are very confident). Right before the 2020 election, 30-40% of people in both parties though the election wouldn’t be conducted fairly: https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/more-republicans-distrust-this-years-election-results-than-democrats-after-2016/amp/ https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/more-republicans-distru... After the 2016 election, 2/3 of Democrats believed Russia had “tampered with vote tallies” to help Trump win: https://today.yougov.com/topics/politics/articles-reports/2018/03/09/russias-impact-election-seen-through-partisan-eyes https://today.yougov.com/topics/politics/articles-reports/20...