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It's the timing. Why, suddenly, this article here! What a coinkidink, hunh? I'm quite familiar with the concept and have had to implement non-FPtP voting sch
by at_a_remove 4y ago
It's the timing. Why, suddenly, this article here! What a coinkidink, hunh?
I'm quite familiar with the concept and have had to implement non-FPtP voting schemes. However, it is a trap to engage with the disingenuous.
- shkkmo 4y agoThe article was clearly timed to coincide with the US elections. That's why it was published the day before the election! Please don't try to shut down discussions with poorly constructed conspiracy theories.
- MichaelCollins 4y ago"The article was clearly timed to coincide with the US elections. That's why it was published the day before the election!" That's the same "conspiracy theory" he's talking about..
- shkkmo 4y agoThe implication was clearly that the article was posted by people unhappy with the results of the election...which doesn't make sense given that it was published before hand.
- MichaelCollins 4y agoIt seems fairly safe to presume it was posted in anticipation of being upset with the results. And there is no "conspiracy", the author conspired with... who?
- shkkmo 4y ago> And there is no "conspiracy", the author conspired with... who? > However, it is a trap to engage with the disingenuous. I agree that there was clearly no conspiracy. However, the implication that was made is that the left is disingenuously conspiring in the support of this article / attitude. > It seems fairly safe to presume it was posted in anticipation of being upset with the results Doesn't seem like a safe presumption to me. This is a congressional election and congress is not very popular with either partisan electorate. The simplest explanation is that this is a journalist capitalizing on popular sentiment and a hot topic with an article.