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Not to mention you can't even go back and see what the people really voted. If someone sneaks a

if (vote == KamalaHarris.vote)
{
      DateTime currentTime = DateTime.Now; 
      If (currentTime.Seconds % 3 = 0) 
           DonaldTrump.voteCount += 3;
      else
           KamalaHarris.voteCount += 1;
}

into closed source code, you've got fuckery that will take a computer scientist to find, and no way to unfuck the election.

I prefer my paper ballot, thank you, though I'll allow it to be scanned by a computer, as long as the computer is checked for fuckery like the above first.

One more absolutely not.

Let's follow two votes. Vote #1 was cast in Colorado.

• It starts as a paper ballot sent by standard ("snail") mail from our election division to me, the voter. I am notified it's coming.
• I mark this ballot like I would an exam, just with a blue or black pen and not a #2 pencil. I'm going to do this in front of my computer, with ballotopedia open and key issues already marked.
• I drop this ballot off at the Election Division drop box. I am notified they received it.
• If there are problems, I am notified that I need to come in and 'cure' them.
• Once it's accepted, I am notified, and then it's scanned in to a tabulator. Once it's scanned, it's stored in a secure box.
• On Election Day, it's counted, and the results are posted.
• If the election is close, or there is real evidence of criminality, the ballot is retrieved from its secure box and electronically or hand-counted again.

Vote 2 was cast in Louisiana.

• The voter must go to a designated voting centre on a voting day.
• The ballot is voted on an electronic machine that does not generate a paper trail.
• The vote counts are stored within the voting machine.
• If the election is stolen, there is no way to go back and check. The machines say what the machines say, and it's trivial to engage voting shenanigans without any paper trail to track it down.

I'm going to fight hard for my system, buddy. You can keep your internet voting.

Pretty much....

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With full Southern energy. ;)

What a very ironic post by this poster. It says everything we've been saying. So either the poster doesn't read the articles it posts, or it agrees with me about wasted votes, and is just posting and commenting to piss people off. Really, not great form here.

Yes. A vote for a third party candidate is a wasted vote in the US Presidential election. It's a wasted vote in everywhere but Alaska and Maine, honestly, and is a wasted vote there if you don't vote the major party as a second or third or whatever vote. Sure, you might vote a third party in order to express dissatisfaction for both major party candidates or a preference for a minor party candidate, but it won't move the needle. Voting isn't a single person thing, because you have an infinitesimal influence in the election: 1/150,000,000 for the Presidential election, made even worse if you factor in the Electoral College. The key to getting what you want is convincing others to join you, and voting tactically so that you get the guy or gal you can have a conversation with in office.

With how touchy the Mods are about us criticising Monk here, I suggest you clarify who the fat ass is. 🤣 It certainly applies to the Trumpster Fire, that's for sure.

Honestly, the media will amplify this jerk because it generates clicks and views, and thus advertising dollars and engagement. It'd be nice if we didn't amplify this jerk here at lemmy, but ... well, I expect the 'I do what I want hur' response any minute now, so here we are. Trump amplified. The BS persists.

Sometimes, the only appropriate response to a given news article is:

-or-

Nah. I really haven't spent that much time on that poster. I have a life, and I think the mods are trying to tell me 'engage with this person less'. It's sad that the Mods aren't taking this behaviour by this poster more seriously. All I can really do is call it out on its BS, and wait until after the election when its BS won't be as effective at depressing Dem turnout. That's all I'm really waiting for. The sad thing is we will be playing this game again in 2028 because this kind of BS is more effective than it should be, given the cruelty and stupidity of the average American voter.

I just called you unreasonable. We'll see if the mods think that's a violation of the TOS. Have a nice life, either way.

Oh, I remember that thread. Mr. Monk here got all bent out of shape thinking that the person who replied to its thread was calling it a shill or plant, when it was obvious the commenter was referring to the subject of the article, the "Libertarian" who dropped out when it became clear he was drawing more votes from Democrats than Republicans, a shill or plant. I laughed at that. Dude has a persecution complex for sure. And then he accused you of being an admin of that instance he got banned on? I really want to post a Bugs Bunny "What a maroon" meme, but the mods might delete the comment for attacking Monk. So I'll just say the convicted Sealion sure acts like a fool...

I actually had nothing against the article, but this was one of them that clued me in that this guy was nothing good.