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Slovenian officials blame Israeli firm Black Cube for trying to manipulate vote

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Re: Slovenian officials blame Israeli firm Black Cube for trying to manipulate vote

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Israel under Netanyahu is part of the international antidemocratic axis of imperialist autocracy. Other members, in no particular order: Orban, Trump, Putin, Babis, Thiel, Bolsonaro, Ellison, Milei, Nawrocki. These gentlemen (and of course they're all men) constitute the 21st century axis of evil, responsible for most of the backsliding and worsening of rule of law around the world.

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Re: Slovenian officials blame Israeli firm Black Cube for trying to manipulate vote

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Quick question: Could they also be manipulating this message board's voting?

Lol. If Israel could manipulate HN do you think so many anti-Israel posts would appear on the front page, and each mitigating or nuanced comment about Israel would be flagged so quickly? No, Israel does not control or manipulate HN.

Re: Slovenian officials blame Israeli firm Black Cube for trying to manipulate vote

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post #110

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Actually, no. The decentralization of power means that it takes a lot more effort to subvert each country individually, rather than propping up a few candidates for the entire region like they do in the US.

They only need one country for veto rights.

Exactly, see what is happening in Hungary.

Controlling Hungary is enough to veto some support for Ukraine.

Re: Slovenian officials blame Israeli firm Black Cube for trying to manipulate vote

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Who would say that? Elections are rigged all the time.

https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/2020-election-most-secu...

https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/its-...

https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/nov/17/tammy-bald...

Re: Slovenian officials blame Israeli firm Black Cube for trying to manipulate vote

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post #110

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Actually, no. The decentralization of power means that it takes a lot more effort to subvert each country individually, rather than propping up a few candidates for the entire region like they do in the US.

They only need one country for veto rights.

The EU is perfectly capable of collaborating even when it can't reach full consensus or when it wants to include peripheral states without them becoming full members. See for example the Schengen area, Eurozone, European Economic Area, and more recently (and specifically to circumvent member state vetos) when the enhanced cooperation procedures were invoked to lend money to Ukraine.

Re: Slovenian officials blame Israeli firm Black Cube for trying to manipulate vote

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Israel has recently invaded Lebanon, started a regional war with Iran, and has been recognized as committing genocide in Gaza.

The UN believes the IDF uses rape as a matter of policy and has published a report with quite a bit of evidence.

Hearing Israel is meddling with elections is like, yeah, if you are doing that other stuff I'm not shocked when you also do this.

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