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I don't believe it was stolen.

I think we should be able to see how our vote was recorded.

The whole system is based on trust. Right now that trust is being threatened (eroded?). Since there isn't a way to individually inspect the system, we have to rely on the word of others to validate it.

The government doesn't always act in the best interest of the populace and often outright lies to it. This begs the question, should we take their word for it?

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That is impossible to square with a secret vote.

The tried and tested way to hold free and fair elections are paper ballots, simple boxes with obvious seals, and observers from all parties as well as international ones.

Sure but these people had zero problem trusting the system when they won in 2016 by a very similar margin. Also, the "government" who is overseeing the election is controlled by the very same party that lost. I would understand conspiracies if Obama's administration was in control, but when you can't believe the words of Republican officials like those in Georgia, then there is nothing that can convince such a person.

Become a poll watcher. Pretty much every single vote is viewed by an election worker (or three), one Republican, one Democrat. Sometimes other parties.

And this year many counts were filmed and streamed live because some Republicans complained that 6 feet was too far away with COVID - that challenge got thrown out in court.

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