"Many noted that the most damaging losses faced by the BJP had been in poorer, rural, working-class areas where farmers, lower-caste communities and Dalits, one of India’s most marginalised groups previously known as “untouchables”, turned away from Modi in droves. In critical states such as Uttar Pradesh they ended up swaying the election outcome far more significantly than urban elites and middle classes."
Trump's team is more focused so far on building a sprawling network of "#ElectionIntegrity" #lawyers & #PollWatchers than on rounding up organizers & door knockers to reach voters.
It's a sign that 5 months before Election Day, the legal battle is underway —& that Trump PLANS to cry "rigged" if he loses, as it did after the #2020election & his #felony#convictions.
#Misinformation#FactChecking#Disinformation#Propaganda#News#Media#Democracy: "If you think people are gullible, misinformation is rampant, and misinformation is the leading cause of troubling beliefs and behaviour in society, it makes sense to try to design interventions that teach people to be more paranoid about misinformation. However, if you think—as seems to be the case—that people are already highly suspicious of manipulation and low-quality misinformation is relatively rare in their information diet, you will realise there is a high chance such interventions will backfire, exacerbating problems of distrust that lie at the root of many profound epistemic problems in society.
It also illustrates why it is appropriate to hold misinformation researchers and misinformation interventions to very high standards. Even if expert classifications and research are not being used to censor, there is a risk that faulty and highly subjective assumptions will shape popular, well-funded interventions that either achieve little of value or worsen the problems they aim to fix."
370 Million people can vote in the #EuropeanElections. The #EuropeanUnion is the second largest #democracy in the world, after India. 80 years ago young men died in their thousands on the beaches of Normandy to defend that democracy against fascism. Don’t let their sacrifice go to waste: VOTE!
Inspirational exchange between Volodymyr Zelenskyy and an American WWII veteran at DDay ceremony.🇺🇦🇺🇸
🗣️To the Greatest Generation of World War II: Your courage echoes through time, and your sacrifices continue to inspire us. Thank you for preserving freedom and democracy.🕊️
On Thurs, #Arizona state Sen #JakeHoffman (R) also pleaded not guilty. Later in the day, Hoffman & another co-defendant, state Sen #AnthonyKern (R), were in the crowd when #Trump made his first appearance in the battleground state since his #criminal#conviction in #NewYork. To cheers, the fmr president called his NY #criminal trial “rigged” & said that “there was no crime.”
Democracy can't survive when a minority is imposing their will on the majority. Of course, republicans don't want democracy, they want rule by oligarchy (which means only rich white christian men), not representation for everyone.