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Musk’s get-out-the-vote workers didn’t know they were canvassing for Trump – report
(www.theguardian.com)
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Why fly people from one state to another to do this work? Anyone could do it. But they won't lol
Also how would they not know. They had a 50% chance it would be trump since there are 2 candidates.
It's usually done to disconnect workers from those they work with. They don't know these people and not attached to this place. It makes them, probably, less aware of what their actions cause, here - helping Trump and Musk - and caring less for they don't do that at their home.
I know it for it's practiced in russian military and natguard, them being sent into entirely different region, so soldiers and riot cops won't shy away from going physical on civilians knowing there're no one they know in there.
You got it right. For the Tianenmen massacre the Chinese government brought in troops from rural areas that likely already had negative feelings about city dwellers and students.
You were so close up to this point.
When you're placed in an area far from home, the chances of you being pressured socially to violate ethics is lower.
But yeah, American cops are pygmalian bastards and unredeemable so why try, etc.
Can you explain that one further?
Historically, there have been all sorts of non-partisan "get out the vote" campaigns, where the actual goal is getting more people to vote regardless of who they plan to vote for.
They probably assumed it was that.