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- usa@lemmy.ml
The decision not to invite observers from the OSCE puts the U.S. alongside Russia and Belarus, while the Justice Department prepares to deploy its own poll monitors.
The Trump administration declined to invite election observers from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe to witness the midterms, blocking monitors from the regional security group for the first time in more than two decades.
Their absence comes as Democrats and election integrity experts have raised concerns about potential election meddling after the Department of Justice announced plans to send its own monitors.
Washington joins only Russia and Belarus in its decision to exclude OSCE observers.
The OSCE called the U.S. decision āregrettableā and Human Rights Watch said the move āfuels fears of serious human rights concerns around the upcoming elections.ā
Ah, gotcha. But yes I agree. Voting is the first step to change, but cannot be the only step.
It will be the only step though. Even right now with fascists in power most of the working class refuse to even consider trying to shut down the economy and demand real change. What do you think will happen when Dems get power back?
Well when the cost of living is high and wages are low itās hard for most people to think about risking their job to protest or strike when it could mean losing your housing and going hungry.
What I think if Dems can wrestle power back is try to start fixing the shit the Repubs broke. Only issue is itās gonna be slow af because theyāll work inside the bounds of the law and wonāt force shit through like the current admin is doing.
Itāll be just slow enough that they wonāt finish before they lose power again.
Thatās the problem isnāt it? The Trump administration fucked shit up with speed but fixing it is gonna take forever. All those people they abducted without paperwork? Theyāre all gonna have to be processed somehow to bring them back home and itās going to take a Hurculean effort in manpower to make it happen. Easier to ignore laws and break stuff than it is to work within them and fix stuff or get stuff done.