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Citizen Dolly wrote: Sat Apr 03, 2021 8:12 pm Sounds like Vietnam, Iraq, Nicaragua and a bunch of other wee countries need to form a Coalition Of The Willing to invade the US, overthrow the tyrannical kleptocracy and restore democracy to the poor benighted Yanquis.

Lasagna Pirate wrote: Sat Mar 27, 2021 7:26 pm

Trobador222 wrote: Sat Mar 27, 2021 7:14 pm
On the flip side of that, they are reducing the number of polling places in minority neighborhoods, to make it so people have to stand for long hours in lines to vote. The idea could also be to discourage people from voting, when they have to wait so long to have access to food or water.

But what the reporting doesn’t tell you is the other side.... sure some are closing, but how many are newly opened.
This time the polling station could be in a small venue like a library, but next time it could be in a larger venue somewhere else.

I don’t get some of this though, surely limiting /suppressing voters cuts both ways? You’re not just affecting your opponent.

No one is trying to steal your right to vote.

Except Commies.

Trobador222 wrote: Sat Mar 27, 2021 7:14 pm
On the flip side of that, they are reducing the number of polling places in minority neighborhoods, to make it so people have to stand for long hours in lines to vote. The idea could also be to discourage people from voting, when they have to wait so long to have access to food or water.

Lasagna Pirate wrote: Sat Mar 27, 2021 6:52 pm Handing out food and water to people at a voting station is a type of voter manipulation. It’s accepting a gift .... on behalf of a candidate. It’s campaigning. This time it’s water... next time it’s steak and blowjobs.... just remember who you’re supposed to vote for!

There was an antisex feminist (Gail Dines) that used to bake cookies and give them ‘for free’ to people in line before a debate. Iirc it’s in Saul Alinsky’s Rules for Radicals Who are you going to side with ? The dirty whores of the world or the nice little lady that made cookies just for you!?

the dirty whores I’d say ymmv

Trobador222 wrote: Sat Mar 27, 2021 12:15 pm They made it illegal, to give food and water to someone in line, waiting to vote. Think about that one! And yes, it is Trump still controling the Republican Party. Though voter suppression has been a staple of the party for a long time. As the demographics of the population of areas change, they are concerned they will no longer be able to win elections. So rather than come up with governing policies that could make them more attractive to the larger voting population, they come up with suppression tactics. Not only that, but this is their only policy. That and using fear of brown people to keep their base fired up.