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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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 @BCDG95Xanswered…2mos2MO

No, as a democratic republic, our government's duty to uphold people's freedoms must also apply to other countries, and that means allowing the people of another nation choose their own government and ideologies regardless of whether it serves our interests or not, so long as said foreign government doesn't violate human rights of course.

 @B6GX49BLiberalfrom Mindoro Occidental  answered…10mos10MO

Yes, if there is a justified reason as to why there is a need to influence

 @9HNZ4M8from Bataan  answered…2yrs2Y

No, and we need to focus on the issues of our own electoral affairs

 @8ZN5GFNLiberalanswered…4yrs4Y

Yes, but only foreign nationals, not entire governments.

 @corpsenoteLiberalfrom Mindoro Occidental  answered…4yrs4Y

yes, done fairly, for the sake of addressing security threats and to protect human rights.

 @8YYX64Xfrom Mindoro Occidental  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes, but only to forward diplomatic interests and address security issues

 @8CC8MRT from Texas  answered…6yrs6Y

Yes, but only as a retaliatory measure

 @8T9PVBS from Texas  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes, other countries are interfering with our elections too much and we should start doing it back

 @92YHQCV from California  answered…4yrs4Y

No, after all, we should not try to influence any other country’s elections or policy because it’s not only ended in disaster in the long run, but it would be considered a Crime against Democracy, aka Democracide. However, personally, we should, but only to A. address security threats, not monetary interests, B. protect the country from human rights violations by a tyrannical ruler, and C. influence public opinion, & not tamper with a fair voting process, just as long as our actions are not considered a Democracide aka Crimes against Democracy, then I’m for it.

 @8YPV9GGanswered…4yrs4Y

Yes, to the extent that not doing so would have catastrophic consequences for the world. As such, this should only be done against countries who are endangering the world via nuclear threat or climate change-related behaviors. Which is to say Russia and Brazil specifically, maybe India.

 Deletedanswered…6yrs6Y

No, stay out of foreign conflicts

 @558YLXVanswered…6yrs6Y

Yes, but only publicly; no country should covertly influence or interfere with foreign elections.

 @8KTRB5Z from Ohio  answered…6yrs6Y

Yes, but only to protect the country from human rights violations by a tyrannical ruler. The U.S. government should not tamper with the voting process of foreign elections.

 @8Y9795B from Michigan  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes, but only if a potential leader is a threat to countries outside of the one they'd be elected to.

 @8TB798W from Texas  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes, to support the protection of individual rights.

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