@TinatinBolokad2@scotthortonshow@ryanmcmaken The majority of Georgians support joining the EU and NATO, largely because of Russia’s ongoing occupation, pressure, and the atrocities it has committed against Georgia, both historically and in recent years.
https://t.co/kTxsfm4x1j
@scotthortonshow should have consulted with a great libertarian @ryanmcmaken before saying such nonsense about Georgian-Russian relations.
What a shame.
This is a video of @scotthortonshow making a speech about Georgia, in which he promotes narratives that align with Russian propaganda. He also mentioned me personally. I believe that some libertarians who take this kind of position are either acting as useful idiots or, at worst, unintentionally amplifying Russian interests without fully understanding the implications.Russia and in its sphere of influence.
Libertarianism should not remain trapped in isolationism or geopolitical indifference. A consistent commitment to liberty requires understanding that the war in Ukraine is also a struggle for freedom against authoritarian expansion. In the same way, supporting Georgia is not about taking sides in great power politics,it is about supporting a small nation’s right to sovereignty, democracy, and liberty in the face of external pressure.
True libertarian principles should recognize that liberty is not preserved by disengagement, but by clearly opposing authoritarian systems when they threaten free societies.
@scotthortonshow@ryanmcmaken I don’t know who those Georgians were, but as a Georgian, I can assure you that your understanding of this historical conflict is deeply mistaken. I can also walk you through the repressive, anti-libertarian laws introduced by Georgia’s Russian-aligned government.
@hart_mari@Mikiashvili_M Key word here is "pretends". They will keep the formal "opposition", so called satellite parties like "Power of People", "Alliance of Patriots" and less influential, small opposition parties like "Girchi" and pro-Russian "Conservative Party" (AKA Alt-Info).
FRAUD IN GEORGIA
Although the overall statistical impression of the elections in Georgia was positive (https://t.co/yjNyYBjBjm) , the Devil, as usual, was in the details.
The respected Levan Kvirkvelia pointed out a discrepancy between urban and rural voting patterns.
His observation was confirmed, indicating manipulations favouring the ruling party in specific districts, i.e. all except districts DEC 1-10 (Tbilisi), 20 (Rustavi), 59 (Kutaisi), 64, 67, 68, 69, 70 (Poti), and 79 (Batumi).
There is a method or hypothesis known as the Sobyanin-Sukhovolski's (S-S). For instance, you can find it mentioned here: https://t.co/kxujSNiaPE
According to this method, if we plot voting results on the following axes:
X-axis = turnout (number of voters / registered voter list)
Y-axis = candidate/party result (number of votes for the party / registered voter list)
we observe these patterns:
In fair voting, the slope of the point cluster aligns with the candidate’s percentage (if a candidate has 30% support in the population, then out of every 100 voters, 30 support the candidate, or y = 0.3 * x).
In cases of ballot stuffing, the slope of the cluster is 45° (out of every 100 stuffed ballots, all 100 are for the beneficiary of the fraud or y = x). For the victim, the slope is 0° (out of every 100 stuffed ballots, 0 is stuffed for the victim).
In the case of 'misrecording', when votes are not only stuffed in favour of the beneficiary of the fraud but are also added by taking them away from other parties, the slope becomes steeper, or y > x. For the victim, the slope is negative (they don't get any votes with the growth of the turnout, they lose them).
This pattern can be observed in the data from Georgia when dividing it into two groups:
Group 1: DEC 1-10 (Tbilisi), 20 (Rustavi), 59 (Kutaisi), 64, 67, 68, 69, 70 (Poti), 79 (Batumi).
Group 2: all other districts.
It is clear that the S-S hypothesis holds in Group 1 but not in Group 2. This discrepancy suggests a basis for suspecting fraud in Group 2, while no such grounds were observed in Group 1.
@sofiamrangelg @xSpartan346x @mamalidja @ninaturner Libertarian socialist is oxymoron.
Socialism is egalitarianism and egalitarianism can (thus unsuccessfully) only be established by state force and violence