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Metaphorical

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6. Fascism playbook
Sat Jun 15, 2024, 09:12 PM
Jun 2024

If you look at the history of Fascism, it's worth noting that most fascist states come into existence largely by subverting the principle of majority rule, typically by disenfranchisement, but also by delegitimizing the election process and its outcomes.

I have no problem with contested close elections. When you have a close race, the possibility of miscounting is high enough to make it worthwhile to challenge. However, what's happening now is much darker, involving laying the ground for doubting whether the elections aren't rigged for them to lose. Ironically, it may become a self-fulfilling prophecy, because when people believe the polls are rigged, they don't vote, but they also feel that they have less say in setting policy precisely because they now believe the polls are rigged.

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