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I’m pretty sure all citizens are able to get government issued ID
There are areas that you have to pay for ID which disenfranchises the voters who can't afford it
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/24-things-that-require-a-...
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Why would companies becoming more centralized make "putting your money where your mouth is" less effective?
Because they will start to have a monopoly and consumer choice will be so little, that you can’t avoid them.
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Puts on conspiracy hat What if killing net neutrality was a given, but the administration wanted the appearance of due process… God, I’ve grown jaded.
I remember back then, it was abundantly clear that this is what it was. Ajit Pai was against it. He’s a corporate shill. They were doing stuff deliberately to sour the process. Also, like 100% of the fake comments were against net neutrality, which was quite telling. The fake comments weren’t even spread in a believable way. The times look very much bot generated. Simple stuff to filter out if you were honest.
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There are areas that you have to pay for ID which disenfranchises the voters who can't afford it
Where are these places where potential voters can't afford ID and how do they do any of the other things that typically require photo ID? https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/24-things-that-require-a-...
When they are poor enough they either don't or have incredibly limited funds. I'm not sure what you don't understand about this
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Where are these places where potential voters can't afford ID and how do they do any of the other things that typically require photo ID? https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/24-things-that-require-a-...
>how do they do any of the other things that typically require photo ID? When they are poor enough they either don't or have incredibly limited funds. I'm not sure what you don't understand about this
Personally I think a verified voter ID should be both required (so as to prevent voter fraud) and provided freely to everyone.
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>how do they do any of the other things that typically require photo ID? When they are poor enough they either don't or have incredibly limited funds. I'm not sure what you don't understand about this
I just have a really hard time believing there is a large group of individuals without ID when it is essentially mandatory for modern life as an adult. I also am having difficulty believing that the usually less than $25 fee for government issued ID is an obstacle to anyone. Personally I think a verified voter ID should be both required (so as to prevent voter fraud) and provided freely to everyone.
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Democracy is far, far, far more than just mere voting and that fact that you believe this basically just proves the original point.
Comments that have no legal force (because they're not actually required to respond or respect them) surely aren't. There's other situations like community meetings for land use that are far more democratic. Although, those are mostly bad, because it means only people with lots of free time can attend them!
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> and I feel fortunate to have been born in New Zealand Just make sure you don't have the wrong opinions. Such as not going with the medical coercion and banning of civil rights that occured from 2020. Oh, my bad, that authoranianism is good and they deserved it - Signed, Mr G.
There are places that were welding people's homes shut at that point. Do you suggest we move away from democracy or try to fix the failings of our systems?
Yes. Many places including new Zealand did unthinkable authortiarian things. Easily could be classified as torture.
> Do you suggest we move away from democracy or try to fix the failings of our systems?
How on earth did you arrive at "move away from democracy"?
Also, the coercive and sometimes violent authortiarianism perpetrated by govs with media/big tech collaboration (who saw massive profits from lockdowns) had little to do with democracy. In fact, extreme powers that go against different constituinal documents were enacted in the most damaging security theater ever.
"An investigation by the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) found that the fake comments used the identities of millions of consumers, including thousands of New Yorkers, without their knowledge or consent." $615k seems like a slap on the wrist for what they did.
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> This isn't a meaningful tautology. "The system is unjust because it is unjust and therefore must always be unjust." > We can and should improve society. We should, but what makes you think that we can?
I've seen amazing progress over my lifetime, and I see enormous potential in current social movements. It's not guaranteed, and I see incredibly destructive social movements picking up speed as well, but I do believe it's possible.