Electile Dysfunction
A Chronic Pandemic
An empowering, fast-moving 18-minute briefing on the dangers to democracy posed by privately owned electronic voting machines, what patriotic citizens, activists and officials of all parties are doing about it - and how you can help.
By James Heddle By Mary Beth Brangan - EON
‘Election Integrity’ - An Oxymoron?
One of the key issues our work has focused on over four decades is election protection, here and abroad. Without uncensored information flow and free, fair and trustworthy elections - what we call Deep Democracy - informed, democratic policy making is impossible.
(Our first award-winning film together, the PBS/NHK documentary Strategic Trust: The Making of Nuclear Free Palau was on this issue.)
In this current supercharged election extravaganza season (as Chomsky once dubbed it), the issue of a rigged voting system has certainly not gone away - as the Meryl Ness and Caitlin Johnstone articles linked-to below attest.
The current situation raises the ironic question for lifelong election integrity activists: Is the most patriotic course to boycott, or to hold ones' nose and vote in, a rigged election?
For background, we invite you to visit our extensive playlist on our EON3 YouTube Channel: Election Protection & Deep Democracy
Votes Freely Cast, Transparently Counted and Honestly Reported Election Integrity is key to functioning deep democracy, in which people power and civil society rule, rather than shallow, managed or facade democracy, in which the state becomes a captive of corporate forces, organized crime forces, or a combination of both - and is used to sell capitalism, as is currently the case in the United States, U.S.-dominated international institutions and many nations around the world. †We show many of those working for election integrity, especially in Ohio and California since 2004.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLF06C90E53E4D6919
Especially recommended:
HELP AMERICA VOTE...ON PAPER!
GOT DEMOCRACY? Confronting America's Electoral Crisis
A LITTLE LIGHT'LL DO YA - Defending Democracy in America
It is worth noting that (soberingly) their messages are as relevant and timely today as they were when produced.
And please check out:
The hacking was so obvious this past week even the mainstream media reported on it
When The Powerful Control Public Opinion, Elections Aren’t Real
Caitlin Johnstone
The authors co-direct EON, the Ecological Options Network. The EON production SOS – The San Onofre Syndrome: Nuclear Power’s Legacy, by filmmakers Brangan, Heddle and Morgan Peterson, who also served as editor, was awarded the Grand Jury Award for Feature Documentary at last October’s Hollywood Awareness Film Festival. SOS has also garnered the International Uranium Film Festival’s award for Best Educational Documentary and other awards. The film available for international on-line viewing. For updated information, please visit the SOS Website.
Private electronic voting machines play an increasingly important role in modern elections, but the risks they bring cannot be ignored. By working together to raise public awareness and promote necessary reforms, we can protect the democratic system and ensure that every citizen's voice is accurately recorded and conveyed. https://drifthunter.org/