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Paper itself also acknowledges:
"abstaining from voting is only a move in one of those games […] It is not a move in the game that signals a voter’s preferred policies.”
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More relevant still:
"The problem with voter abstention is that abstention may more strongly signal apathy than whatever message the
abstainer wants to send. As long as apathetic non-voters significantly outnumber ideological abstainers, the abstainers signal apathy by not voting.”
Given that 36% were non-voters in the last election, this seems to be the situation we're in.
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Beyond that, seem to be number of issues to separate theoretical from practical:
Paper itself acknowledges that if the “idea of a [Manifest Normative Mandate] dictating whether a real world politician will act as a delegate or a trustee is naive” […] then the arguments that follow may rely on a problematic assumption”
Given readiness of candidates to go against likely wishes of their electors, I think this is a problem
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Paper itself also acknowledges:
"abstaining from voting is only a move in one of those games […] It is not a move in the game that signals a voter’s preferred policies.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/08/10/anti-sunscreen-movement-risks/
(https://apple.news/AsamVs3L4RU2SJvIN6br7nA)
“I am definitely a MAHA mom and voted for Trump so that RFK Jr. could get into office,” said Summer Whiteside, 31, an ER nurse from Wildomar, California
She should be “de-registered”, or whatever it is to stop nurses from working in a medical field
#PublicHealth
#SkinCancer
#SunScreen
#MAHA
Aptitude Metrix Reader: $50
Metrix COVID-19 Test x 2: $50
Finding dentist #Covid positive before appointment: Priceless
I was due to have a chip in a tooth repaired today, followed by general cleaning. I dropped off an Aptitude Metrix Reader (https://www.aptitudemedical.com) and a couple of tests for them yesterday; shortly before the appointment this morning I received a call saying the doctor has tested positive, although no symptoms…
Cc: @violetblue@mastodon.social, @augieray@mastodon.social
#COVID19
#CDCSays do your own research
https://apple.news/ATPNj0_lYSwGZzRwBZxcdKA
‘… some people are testing at Day 1 and Day 2 and saying, 'Oh, it's negative, I don't have COVID,'" Hudson said. "If they probably tested themselves a couple of days later, there's a pretty good chance that it actually would turn out to be COVID."’
Just what I’ve been saying for months.
Asserting that RATs are a great way to keep others safe is #Bullshit.
#WearAMask
#Covid
#CovidIsNotOver
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