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The Complexity of the US Election System
2:09:45 - 2:15:38 (05:53)
The US election system is unnecessarily complex, making it easy for people to claim fraud without actual evidence. The complexity of the system has historical roots in disenfranchising minority groups, such as the black community during the time of the Ku Klux Klan.
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The United States has eliminated virtually all fraud in elections through creating safeguard measures.
2:09:45 - 2:10:55 (01:10)
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The United States has eliminated virtually all fraud in elections through creating safeguard measures. While in the past, election fraud was prevalent with people voting multiple times and the Ku Klux Klan preventing black people from voting, elections now have minimal fraud with onesies and twosies and have had no big difference in the outcome of elections in the last 20 years.
ChapterThe Complexity of the US Election System
Episode#354 – Jeremi Suri: American Civil War
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The history of Brazilian elections show that the complexity of the electoral system makes it easy for either side to claim election fraud, even without evidence of fraud.
2:10:55 - 2:14:08 (03:12)
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The history of Brazilian elections show that the complexity of the electoral system makes it easy for either side to claim election fraud, even without evidence of fraud. With the increasing normalization of claims of election fraud, it is likely that future US elections will see nuanced claims of fraud, regardless of the winning party.
ChapterThe Complexity of the US Election System
Episode#354 – Jeremi Suri: American Civil War
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The speaker believes that voting mechanisms in social media can be a powerful tool for constantly engaging individuals to express their views and opinions, similar to conventional voting in-person.
2:14:08 - 2:15:38 (01:30)
Summary
The speaker believes that voting mechanisms in social media can be a powerful tool for constantly engaging individuals to express their views and opinions, similar to conventional voting in-person.