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It's likely that the effect of the internet for coordinating people has changed whether a plebiscite can be an honest signal of the will or desire of a majority
by motohagiography 3y ago
It's likely that the effect of the internet for coordinating people has changed whether a plebiscite can be an honest signal of the will or desire of a majority. I understand that the US 2020 election secured the set of the bare minimum of electoral college votes that would override those of all other states and swing any election, and this is precisely where the challenges to the integrity of the process have been occurring.
Where I live, the ruling party is using mass immigraiton as a means to change the makeup of the society so as to secure its tenure at the polls, as votes from poorer and less educated people who fall into a single identity group are cheaper to mobilize and secure. Democracy is an artifact of sovereign nations, and when a party in power can just replace inconvenient constituents by importing foreigners to support their policies, the legitimacy of the process is diminished and people start looking at challenges and alternatives.
The incentives for fraud in both the electoral college system and internet enabled coordination tactics like this voter replacement strategy are so immense that I don't see national borders being the same in 20 years.
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