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[–] Sotuanduso@lemm.ee 24 points 1 month ago (7 children)

I'm all in favor of getting people to vote, but it seems out of line to pay people to vote (or at least claim they're going to vote) for your party. Even if the other guys did it first, an eye for an eye makes the world blind.

[–] Masta_Chief@lemmy.world 35 points 1 month ago (1 children)

They say it shouldn't be legal. The first answer on the FAQ:

"Whats happening?

Cards Against Humanity is exploiting a legal loophole to pay America’s blue-leaning non-voters to (1) apologize for not voting last time, (2) walk us through a step-by-step plan of how they’d vote this time, and (3) post “Donald Trump is a human toilet” on social media. This whole thing should probably be illegal—so quick, give us your money before they change the law!"

The entire FAQ is worth a read, it's pretty funny

[–] where_am_i@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

I'm slowly getting the joke.

All of this is actually legal, so they're making sure it becomes illegal. But I suspect they'll go bankrupt before that, lol

[–] subignition@fedia.io 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's not asking for either of those things. The site's terms explain it pretty plainly:

We are running a promotion to encourage eligible voters in the November 5, 2024 General Election in the United States that were eligible but did not vote in the 2022 or 2020 general elections to apologize for not voting (the “Promotion”).

[...]

ii. Receive an Entry by completing the following process:

  1. Entering your phone number;
  2. Entering your name, state of residence, and email, or additional information if needed to verify whether you voted in the 2020 General Election;
  3. If you did not vote in the 2020 General Election, enter your apology for not voting;
  4. Create a voting plan for if you would vote this year;
  5. To receive the full benefit, post on social media that #DonaldTrumpIsAHumanToilet. Not posting on social media will result in a reduced Benefit.

iii. “Voting plan” refers to your receipt of and acknowledgment of information on how you could legally cast your ballot in the November 2024 General Election.

iv. We will not check, confirm, or in any way ensure that you actually vote or follow the voting plan that you made. Creating a voting plan is not in any way a pledge that you will actually vote, and the Benefit is in no way conditioned on voting, or pledging or promising to vote. VOTING, OR NOT VOTING, IN NO WAY IMPACTS ELIGIBILITY FOR THE BENEFIT, OR THE AMOUNT OF THE BENEFIT.

edit: formatting

[–] Mr_Blott@feddit.uk 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] subignition@fedia.io 1 points 1 month ago

It's hard to blockquote things in Markdown, you always need more > than you expect :c

[–] Mog_fanatic@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

I agree. But it is a great example of why this is a shit idea that shouldn't be allowed in the first place which I wager is at least partly what they're going for

[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 8 points 1 month ago

Pretty sure it's in reaction to Elon promising people who vote 47 dollars. You know, actually advertising to buy actual votes

[–] Mango@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

Well, the other side is doing it so they're doing it almost identically so if they get in trouble for it, Musk should too.

[–] Soup@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

Apparently it’s in response to Musk and Trump handing out money.

[–] whostosay@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

they are not paying people to vote, they are paying people to apologize for not voting.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

What if I voted and want a hundred bucks. I'm willing to make a shitter account to call TFG a human toilet for a hundred bucks.

[–] TAG@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

According to them, they registered a Super PAC to run this promotion. As a Super PAC, they were able to buy data about voters (did the voter vote in the last election and, separately, predicted party affiliation based on profiling).

[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago

How do you know who didn’t vote?

We formed a Super PAC and bought the personal voting records of every American citizen from a data broker we found on the internet. It’s pretty fucked up.