A separatist campaign. Millions of voter records. U.S.-linked political tech. And now the RCMP is involved. This stopped looking like a grassroots movement the minute data became the weapon.
This is NOT passing the ‘smell test’ as a Lawyer friend used to say. It’s bad enough watch the US Democracy de solve and trap try to take North America. But to have smith blatantly helping trump has gone too far! It feels like we have the democracy cancer here. I’m grateful to the logical and wise Albetans fighting the good fight. So far, so good BUT DANGEROUS
So what we are seeing here is a piece of software that with voter data can manipulate whatever they want as an outcome.
We should all be very wary
I hope the application & data swipe gets stopped by the police investigation and people get prosecuted too.
That's the part people should pay attention to, Deirdre.
The software itself isn’t really the story... it’s who has the data and whether they were entitled to have it.
Data can absolutely influence outcomes if it’s used to target the right people with the right message at the right time.
That’s why the investigation matters.
Canadians need confidence the rules are the same for everybody. 🍁
This is NOT passing the ‘smell test’ as a Lawyer friend used to say. It’s bad enough watch the US Democracy de solve and trap try to take North America. But to have smith blatantly helping trump has gone too far! It feels like we have the democracy cancer here. I’m grateful to the logical and wise Albetans fighting the good fight. So far, so good BUT DANGEROUS
That's the concern a lot of people are wrestling with, Shauna.
I think the important thing is letting the investigations run and following the facts wherever they lead.
But you’re right about one thing... if people start losing trust in the fairness of the democratic process, that’s dangerous territory...
no matter what side of the issue someone is on. 🍁”
Good stuff Fred. Like the way you lay it out. So cleanly and unambiguous. Thanks much my friend!
Thanks Patricia... I appreciate that.
I try to take complicated stuff and lay it out in plain English so people can decide for themselves what matters.
Glad it landed for you. 🍁
You’re welcome Fred. You are pretty consistent with that, and I do appreciate it!
You just described Brexit and the now daily flogging of the British PM by the MSM.
The instigators are all of the same modus.
Oligarch or Awfulocracy they both are like arsenic direct from the arse.