Outrageous

[Cyber Wolf]

Originally Posted by Adak

How could an attack at a campaign office, NOT be, an attack on our ability to have free elections?

If it's systematic, there could be a problem. If it hinders and/or stops the whole process or throws it into some kind of tailspin (like some of the recent voting laws have), definitely. If it's this one office now, then another office next week, the three more offices shortly after that, for sure. Something is going on.

If it's this one office alone, no. You can't determine a trend from a single data point. Sure, it's not cool (but, as pranks go, was amusing, to me at least). Sure, there are protections (read: sanctioned retaliation) in place in case something happens to a facility like this one. The potential loss of invaluable (read: 'priceless' or 'worthless', depending on your point of view) data gathered over months, if not years, is no small thing and really really sucks.

But an "attack on Democracy as a whole"? Nah. Free elections will continue to happen regardless of this event. We won't fall into a dictatorship because none of that campaign office can navigate Linux or know what to do with it. Democracy and free elections will continue to exist and happen whether or not this campaign office gets punk'd.