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Democracy depends on hidden votes and freedom of speech depends on anonymity. Your statement therefore suggests you are opposed to both democracy and freedom of
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Democracy depends on hidden votes and freedom of speech depends on anonymity. Your statement therefore suggests you are opposed to both democracy and freedom of speech.
- lmkg 17y agoWhile I don't like the tone of this post, the point about secret ballots is insightful and deserves consideration.
- by 17y agoYes, I probably should have been less blunt. I was partly thinking about this article http://www.computorney.com/anonarticle.htm http://www.computorney.com/anonarticle.htm which concludes that "anonymity in cyberspace is a fundamental underpinning of democracy" In 1995 the Supreme Court struck down an Ohio law that required the disclosure of personal identity on political literature. http://lcs.www.media.mit.edu/people/foner/Essays/Civil-Liberties/Project/supreme-court-upholds-anonymity.html http://lcs.www.media.mit.edu/people/foner/Essays/Civil-Liber...