Former top officials from Donald Trump’s administration are warning he is likely to use a second term to overhaul the nation’s spy agencies in a way that could lead to an unprecedented level of politicization of intelligence.

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    9 months ago

    You either vote for the candidate from the major party that is closest-aligned to your values, or your vote helps the candidate from the major party that is furthest aligned from you to win.

    this is election misinformation. a vote for Jill Stein cannot be counted as a vote for trump or Biden.

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      9 months ago

      On paper it’s a vote for Jill, but in effect it’s a vote for the party you dislike more. Are you more of a practical person or more of a person concerned with technicalities?

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        9 months ago

        Are you more of a practical person or more of a person concerned with technicalities?

        there is no reason one excludes the other. and, in practice, if they count my vote for Biden or Trump, they are cheating.

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          if they count my vote for Biden or Trump, they are cheating.

          And this, ladies and gentlemen, is the definition of a strawman fallacy. You’re arguing against a point nobody made.

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            9 months ago

            I’m not arguing against a point. I’m explaining how elections work.

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              That is literally not how they will be counted. You’re still not getting it. There would just be a practical effect of your vote working against your adjacent interests.

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      9 months ago

      This

      this is election misinformation.

      is wrong, because this

      a vote for Jill Stein cannot be counted as a vote for trump or Biden.

      isn’t what I said.

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        9 months ago

        the only way a vote can help a candidate win is if it is a vote for that candidate