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Should the government attempt to influence foreign elections?

Foreign electoral interventions are attempts by governments, covertly or overtly, to influence elections in another country. A 2016 study by Dov H. Levin concluded that the country intervening in most foreign elections was the United States with 81 interventions, followed by Russia (including the former Soviet Union) with 36 interventions from 1946 to 2000. In July 2018 U.S. Representative Ro Khanna introduced an amendment that would have prevented U.S. intelligence agencies from receiving funding that could be used to interfere in the elections of foreign governments. The amendment would…  

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Response rates from 27.1k Canada voters.

13%
Yes
87%
No
6%
Yes
83%
No
3%
Yes, but only to protect the country from human rights violations by a tyrannical ruler
5%
No, and we should not try to influence any other country’s elections or policy
2%
Yes, but only to address security threats, not monetary interests
1%
Yes, but only to influence public opinion, not tamper with a fair voting process

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 @BDGCH7Yfrom British Columbia  answered…2mos2MO

No, but individuals may support and recommend a candidate.

 @BCDN993from Ontario  answered…3mos3MO

I do not believe the government should attempt to influence foreign elections because every country is uniquely themselves with their own rules and policies that's fit for them. Like Germany for example, they have approximately 70% of their Autobahn network that has no assigned speed limit, allowing their people to drive as fast as the road conditions along with their confidence allow them to. Here in Canada, in each province it is never the exact same, it's all a little bit different, like how my home place (the Maritimes) have a highway speed limit of 110km/h while here in Ontario as of 2024, approximately 36% of our highway network reaches speed limits of 110km/h, while the others range from 80-100km/h.

 @9WYDMSDfrom British Columbia  answered…2yrs2Y

Yes, but only if that country is being interfered with by another country to prevent corporate takeovers and protect other nations national self determination.

 @9WKLBWBfrom British Columbia  answered…2yrs2Y

Yes, we should not interfere but we should influence people in other countries to expose the unfairness of sham democracies.

 @9WFR74Q from Alberta  answered…2yrs2Y

Absolutely not. There is far too much potential for bad actors with biases to pull the strings on another countries government for ill intentioned politicians/agencies/militaries/financiers.
We should never interfere with another countries voting and policies.

 @9T6GQ6Ffrom New York  answered…2yrs2Y

No, so long as it is a bourgeois government reflecting the interests of the class oppressing the working class.

 @9RZPX67from Alberta  answered…2yrs2Y

yes, we must ally with big fish like the USA, before more foreign interference from BRICS can come unabridged into our country

 @9RBVFQQfrom Prince Edward Island  answered…2yrs2Y

No, democracy should not be infringed. Golden rule; treat others as you would hope to be treated yourself.

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Elizabeth Warren Walks Back Murder Comments

Congressional Democrats broadly denounced the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson Friday morning, after Republicans started accusing Sen. Elizabeth Warren of excusing violence.“No one's condoning this,” said Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.). “Violence never is the right answer for anything. And it was a horrible murder, a tragic loss for his family.” Warren this week condemned the shooting, but added that people “can be pushed only so far.”"We'll say it over and over," Warren said on MSNBC’S “The ReidOut.” " Violence is never the answer. This guy [Luigi Mangione] gets a trial who's allegedly killed the CEO of UnitedHealth, but you can only push people so far, and then they start to take matters into their own hands."In a statement to POLITICO, Warren said, “Violence is never the answer. Period. I should have been much clearer that there is never a justification for murder.” Top Republicans denounced Warren's comments and the walked-back rhetoric, with House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) calling it “inappropriate and dangerous.”Some House Democrats asked about the incident on Thursday pivoted the conversation to discuss policy options on health care or gun safety.“I don't really know that this is really a space that Congress normally weighs in on,” said Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas). “But at the end of the day, I think it’s an opportunity, because now people are talking about health care and to talk about the fact that this industry has honestly not been as helpful as it could be.”“Violence is never the answer,” said Rep. Troy Carter (D-La.). “We know that there are people suffering, there’s great challenges in healthcare. There's great challenges, and people have, in fact, been wronged, but a process of governance is the way to address that, not violence.”And Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) who denounced the murder, said the killer should be prosecuted and that “I do know that allegedly a ghost gun was used, and we should also ban ghost guns. There's no reason for them beyond the streets.”

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