We spent four years saying that Russia hijacked our election with Facebook, but now with clear possible signs of fraud, such as software companies creating ballot counting programs that counted the votes backwards like in the many counties in Michigan, dead people voting, mysterious ballots arriving after polls close, and so much more, we insist the system is flawless? Regardless, these doubts have been around for many years among the public, but we either ignore them because our team won or we don't consider ways to better the situation because we feel powerless, as if we cannot change it even if we wanted to. The question I want to propose to start this healthy dialogue is: what kind of meaningful actions can regular civilians take to begin to bring about real and positive change? Also, what can we call for from the politicians, our representatives, to see the transparency and accountability we are owed in national elections?
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I feel as though there are so many ways to answer these questions, but I will go ahead and start with one that I think applies to everyone. Educate yourself and the people around you. Pull information from credible sources backed by historians, scientists, and/or other experts on whatever subject matter you are trying to learn about. Too often do people just spew BS that some politician or conspiracy website put on a plate in front of them without even considering whether or not the information has a factual basis. We cannot move forward as a nation if we cannot educate ourselves properly. As to the second question, I think the best course of action would be to educate the public on what the voting process looks like behind the scenes BEFORE elections take place. If people knew that ballots were verified by equal numbers of both major parties and that the software functioned as intended (ie. have multiple tech companies audit the software and machines themselves) then I think people may be more inclined to trust the powers that be. Just my two cents.