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As USA sleeps & the world twiddles it’s thumbs...
I know the Knickers Squad are taking blows at the mo, and calling all pockets in desperation.
Perhaps some handy hints to consider before they follow Der Best Eva Leader down “it’s fraud, it’s knicked” rabbit holes?
I know the Knickers Squad are taking blows at the mo, and calling all pockets in desperation.
Perhaps some handy hints to consider before they follow Der Best Eva Leader down “it’s fraud, it’s knicked” rabbit holes?
1. Start with context & not assumption.
2. Use inquiry not outrage as the tools to understand
3. Don’t know what I see ≠ irregularity ≠ fraud ≠ steal
4. Election USA = complex system with multiplex processes built on past lessons
2. Use inquiry not outrage as the tools to understand
3. Don’t know what I see ≠ irregularity ≠ fraud ≠ steal
4. Election USA = complex system with multiplex processes built on past lessons
Context, context, context
150+ million people have voted across 51 states & numerous overseas points. That’s a ginormous logistics exercise.
Every state & county set their own rules. It’s a federal system. No common minimum std.
It’s both a complex mess & thing of beauty
150+ million people have voted across 51 states & numerous overseas points. That’s a ginormous logistics exercise.
Every state & county set their own rules. It’s a federal system. No common minimum std.
It’s both a complex mess & thing of beauty
USA is in a midst of a pandemic. Standing in queues is a risk
And so 21 000 voting stations, 20% of total were closed & persons encouraged to vote by mail/early vote
In 2016, 40% of ballots were cast before Election Day
In 2020, 70% or 100 million did - that’s massive change
And so 21 000 voting stations, 20% of total were closed & persons encouraged to vote by mail/early vote
In 2016, 40% of ballots were cast before Election Day
In 2020, 70% or 100 million did - that’s massive change
That federal electoral system doesn’t have an IEC or a nationally legislated std.
Each state thus makes its own rules & builds its own infrastructure.
That means a skeletal staff between elections and huge jump in volunteers during elections. It’s an HR & logistics nightmare
Each state thus makes its own rules & builds its own infrastructure.
That means a skeletal staff between elections and huge jump in volunteers during elections. It’s an HR & logistics nightmare
Substantially more people voted in total, significantly more mail-in than before, less voting stations, more mail-in ballots, everyone with a video camera with instant access to millions & gotcha attitude, ups the ante, increases the bottlenecks all creates a pressure pot of note
Add to this that USA is effectively a two-party country, a binary choice, which sets up two poles and narratives to support each pole. Sides develop. Othering builds.
Add to this social media’s “instant” world that amplifies polarisation & starts rumor flash fires
Add to this social media’s “instant” world that amplifies polarisation & starts rumor flash fires
Add to this that the leader of the system actively disses the system he leads.
He works off intuition not information.
He lives in a constructed-reality world in which underlings have always turned his wishes into reality & dealt with outfall. His inherited money worked magic
He works off intuition not information.
He lives in a constructed-reality world in which underlings have always turned his wishes into reality & dealt with outfall. His inherited money worked magic
All that creates a knee-jerk environment.
It undermines the good-will of 1000’s of volunteer citizens doing their utmost.
The ultimate loss is the ability to learn and to build. It entrenches the divide. It creates a negative reinforcing loop.
But people systems are robust.
It undermines the good-will of 1000’s of volunteer citizens doing their utmost.
The ultimate loss is the ability to learn and to build. It entrenches the divide. It creates a negative reinforcing loop.
But people systems are robust.
Buy your popcorn, lay your bets, throw your brick-bats, but perhaps we should take some time to rethink some things? 
Can humans do this differently?
Can humans do this differently?
Here’s a great thread & source that lays out that electoral system complexity. https://twitter.com/afairweather/status/1324991633381879808
