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[ipecac]

The First World-Third World horseshoe theory: random beheadings, grenade gang wars, extent of corruption, blatant election fraud.

Some of those mail-in ballots were massively in Biden's favor, like almost 90% in some batches.

Maybe international observers are needed to prevent ballot stuffing.

[Charriu]

Funny thing, because international observers for example from the OSCE are observing the election.

[Gustaran]

Maybe international observers are needed to prevent ballot stuffing.

As a matter of fact, there are currently international observers from the OSCE in the US to watch the election:
https://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/usa/456787


"International observers rebuke Trump over fraud claims"
https://www.politico.eu/article/internat...ud-claims/

- crosspost, Charriu was faster

- Now I've posted in the "wrong" thread as well, maybe a moderator can move election related posts to the American politics thread.

[ipecac]

As a matter of fact, there are currently international observers from the OSCE in the US to watch the election:
https://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/usa/456787

11 people based in Washington DC. What are they observing, the decor of a luxury hotel? It's one big reality show.

[ipecac]

The First World-Third World horseshoe theory: random beheadings, grenade gang wars, extent of corruption, blatant election fraud.

"North Carolina won't update its total vote count until Nov. 12"

[Cyneheard]

So this is where "neutrality" looks different to different people - in the U.S., banning students from wearing religious insignia would NOT be seen as neutral on religion, as students' First Amendment rights would be violated.

In other places, they don't pretend that true neutrality exists. Secular values come first, after that any religious stuff that doesn't conflict is allowed.

Best example would be a judge. They are meant to be impartial and neutral, so should they be allowed to wear a hijab. I'm definitely not conservative, but in this case I would argue: No they should not be allowed to wear anything that is in conflict with that neutrality.

That's why in the US a teacher could get in trouble, but a student isn't representing the school system in the same way.

[Gustaran]

As a matter of fact, there are currently international observers from the OSCE in the US to watch the election:
https://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/usa/456787

11 people based in Washington DC. What are they observing, the decor of a luxury hotel? It's one big reality show.

What did you expect? Hundreds of observers for every US state? The mission and its limitations are outlined on the website:

Observers will closely follow fundamental components of the elections such as:

• The legal framework, including federal and state election legislation
  
• Election administration - including voter registration, voter identification, alternative voting mechanisms and measures to ensure secrecy of the vote
  
• Constituency delimitation - including the role of the United States Census in creating voting districts and the mechanisms for delimitation
  
• New voting technologies - focusing on the type of technology used in the elections, certification and evaluation of these technologies
  
• The campaign environment
  
• Campaign finance
  
• Coverage of these elections by the media, including online media
  

Election Day
While mission members will visit a limited number of polling stations on election day, observers will not conduct a systematic observation of voting, counting or tabulation of results. An interim report will be published to update the public and media during the course of the observation. The day after the elections, ODIHR’s preliminary findings and conclusions will be presented at a press conference.

[ipecac]

What did you expect? Hundreds of observers for every US state?

Ergo it's all for show, a big reality show in fact.

The mission and its limitations are outlined on the website:

TLDR, does it include 'enjoy liquor at luxury hotel'?

[ipecac]

The audience of the mainstream media and other intelligentsia like 538 is mostly the middle class. Outside this bubble few are idealistic believe in the system. Many are happy with it solely because of the welfare they get.

Caring about the political system and believing in democracy is extremely bourgeoisie. Aside from being taken in by the occasional demagogue, the poor just care about welfare or wages. The actually rich bri- lobby the politicians.

[Serdoa]

The way you view poor people is just disgusting. What you are spouting is pretty much all nazi-speak, meant to - in the end - dehumanize people and take away their rights. It's honestly baffling to me that in 2020 someone is still stating such nonsense with seemingly absolute conviction that everyone else is just exhibiting animal-like behavior while he himself of course is the shining beacon of critical thought.

I really hoped never in my life to have to deal with people like you.