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Just like with DT this is also pulled out of context. I don't like any of them and won't (and can't) vote for any of them so I have no dog in the fight.

That website shouldn't have been blocked, whoever did it should probably been charged with election meddling but it doesn't change my view of Biden.

As for the videos I think many of them shows him (clumsily) trying to comfort people.

Again - I'm also the guy who points out that "fine people on both sides" as presented in mainstream media is a hoax.

I don't like either if them but think we should be fair to both if them.

If I lived in the US my lawn sign would be "Any Reasonable Person".

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Are they out of context? Granted they are short video clips, but what would the greater context show?

In three of the videos with younger women, they all seemed to recoil from his "affection". With the young girls, I don't think it would ever be appropriate for a stranger to touch them like he did.

> In three of the videos with younger women, they all seemed to recoil from his "affection".

I pointed out it was clumsy ;-)

But I think the larger context is he knew he was on tape so he should know better than to willfully do something that would be taken as sexual harassment.

I honestly think he tried to come off as caring, just failed spectacularly.

Election meddling in general isn't a crime. It's not something the government could charge the site owner for, unless they somehow violated campaign finance laws.

> It's not something the government could charge the site owner for,

I didn't mean the site owner did election meddling, rather than Facebook when thet selectively block sites like this.

That is still not a crime.

Ok then. You might very well be right.

But what is the rule then? Manipulating social media in front of an election is only illegal if you are a foreigner?

Sometimes, election meddling can be seen as an in-kind campaign contribution and thus illegal if it is not within campaign finance rules.

For example, cohen paying off Trump's mistresses was prosecuted as an illegal campaign contribution.

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