Arghblarg

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Cake day: June 10th, 2023

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  • He blames his past postings on mental illness. OK, so what assurances does the public have that it does not relapse? Is it not a legitimate issue that, perhaps, a position of office is not the best thing for this particular person to hold?

    I mean, he has a right to run. But that doesn’t mean anyone owes him a vote. Transparency here is justifiable in educating people about the candidates. People running for office cannot complain that their life becomes public as a result.



  • You’re right, the text itself doesn’t spell out any exemptions.

    I guess I was just (badly) trying to express my skepticism that our own media and/or society at large would be willing to apply this definition to our own local governments or government-adjacent orgs, even if they met the criteria.

    Which wasn’t really the point of this post anyhow I suppose… I’ll shut my trap now :)