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re: Blockchain Elections
Posted on 10/19/21 at 8:55 pm to Intelligent
Posted on 10/19/21 at 8:55 pm to Intelligent
quote:direct democracy is terrible. look at ancient athens and how that went
his opens the door for a direct democracy (instead of a republic),
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Posted on 10/19/21 at 8:56 pm to Padme
To be fair, anything electronic is going to lead to mistrust. I feel the way about this as I do about Bitcoin. You guys will say it's 100% secure and I don't understand it. You may be right. But, the paranoid among us will always think there is a backdoor or something that can be hacked/corrupted. I guess if it's open source and everyone can see what it's about, maybe that is a step in the right direction. But, a Diebold/ES&S/Dominion proprietary product? Forget it.
Posted on 10/19/21 at 8:59 pm to Intelligent
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Furthermore, this opens the door for a direct democracy (instead of a republic), in which people can vote on issues directly, rendering congress virtually obsolete
Exactly what the founders, you know the white men who made this country, we’re trying to avoid. Pretty much in real time they were validated in their decision as the world witnessed France go to “true democracy“. The bloody revolution nearly got completely out of hand and ruined France. Instead it only got mostly out of hand.
Posted on 10/19/21 at 8:59 pm to Bunk Moreland
If everyone can see and verify their own vote on a ledger and every vote is verified, that is accountability, right?
Posted on 10/19/21 at 9:05 pm to Bunk Moreland
Yeah, I agree, its not about the level of technology, people can corrupt anything, and anything that works will be given a bad wrap.
Posted on 10/19/21 at 10:31 pm to Intelligent
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, in which people can vote on issues directly, rendering congress virtually obsolete
Which is stupid
This post was edited on 10/19/21 at 10:31 pm
Posted on 10/19/21 at 10:55 pm to Intelligent
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Intelligent
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this opens the door for a direct democracy (instead of a republic)
These 2 things do not go together. Only a complete fricking retard would want direct democracy.
Posted on 10/20/21 at 12:55 am to Intelligent
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this opens the door for a direct democracy
So rural people would face increased taxes just to keep the urban shitholes running. We already have this (see: Seattle) but this would let them run amok.
Posted on 10/20/21 at 5:36 am to Intelligent
It’s already happening. Look up Vast token and Votem. Also West Virginia is testing it with military voting.
Votem website
Votem website
Posted on 10/20/21 at 5:39 am to Intelligent
No
Posted on 10/20/21 at 5:43 am to Intelligent
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Furthermore, this opens the door for a direct democracy (instead of a republic), in which people can vote on issues directly, rendering congress virtually obsolete
Why can't we have both blockchain and a republic?
The majority of people, sadly, are too stupid to vote on everything.
Posted on 10/20/21 at 5:57 am to Intelligent
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We can have verified elections
This is why it will never be allowed to happen.
Posted on 10/20/21 at 7:14 am to dakarx
Naw, ... who needs blockchain when simpler methods have survived for a century ......
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