Off-Topic Evil Trump: Trump fears general election will be "rigged"
Donald Trump proves he is a bigger threat to democracy than hacking http://www.theverge.com/2016/8/1/12345378/donald-trump-rigged-election Speaking today in Ohio, Donald Trump moved from questioning the integrity of primary elections to questioning the integrity of the upcoming general election, which is not the most shocking thing he's done, but perhaps one of the most dangerous. "I'm afraid the election is going to be rigged," Trump said. Forget conspiracy theories about rigged voting machines and stolen elections -- what Trump just said is the real danger. Trump has alarmed people of all political stripes for his ignorant and careless comments, so his latest throwaway remark is not surprising -- but it is remarkably threatening nonetheless. US elections aren't plagued by fraud, but they are plagued by routine attempts by state and local governments to blockade minority voters from reaching the polls. - - - Obviously if he loses, it *must* have been rigged, right Mein Fuhrer? --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein ([email protected]): https://www.vortex.com/lauren Founder: - Network Neutrality Squad: https://www.nnsquad.org - PRIVACY Forum: https://www.vortex.com/privacy-info Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: https://www.pfir.org/pfir-info Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy Lauren's Blog: https://lauren.vortex.com Google+: https://google.com/+LaurenWeinstein Twitter: https://twitter.com/laurenweinstein Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 / Skype: vortex.com I have consulted to Google, but I am not currently doing so -- my opinions expressed here are mine alone. _______________________________________________ pfir mailing list https://lists.pfir.org/mailman/listinfo/pfir
