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What's your argument?


I would argue that this is not the end of your country's democracy and that in 2028 a new president will be elected.

You'll have a new president in 2028, be it Vance, Shapiro, or Oprah Winfrey. Either way, it won't be DJT.


I am pretty sure the US will have elections in 2028. But Trump was almost successful in overturning the 2020 election.

Now, with additional concentration of power, that increases the possibility of a successful overturning (in favor of a new conservative candidate), or simply a biased election.

Dictatorships often have elections and are supposedly democratic. The question is whether those elections reflect the genuine, informed self-interest of the people.


The difference is that in most dictatorships that have "elections", the elections are run by the central government. In the US, the states run the elections. Sure, the US federal government has some levers and influence, but I think our elections are less susceptible to presidential tampering due to their decentralized nature.


Being decentralized helps, but there's still only a few voting machine vendors, still nationalized media, and nobody is checking state ID of the protestors at state elections.

And US elections have been very tight, and the electoral college means that only a few states being controlled is enough.

We also lack an apparatus to overturn a fraudulent election. Even if a judge rules that an election was fraudulent, that's not the same as certifying another vote total nor can it physically remove someone from office.


Anecdote, but this is how my observer experiences time.


What do you mean by this?


Have you tried connecting with the actual hostname directly instead of an alias?

Edit: nvm the author said it’s down


back up now!


“given that many assistive devices don't run JS [eg text-browsers like lynx]”

an oxymoron, given that many assistive devices don’t cooperate with any of the web or HMI accessibility guidelines at all [eg my wheelchair]


moonball.org

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southernindianaissoutherindianasbestkeptsecret.com


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vs.

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Edit: fixed second example (it did not match the parent comment), changed some verbiage


Very helpful!


Assuming “a section of folks who enjoy loud engines” was meant to apply to your section of lawn business people who don’t is also uncharitable.


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