cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/21109313

I went to vote today in Georgia USA. People showed up wearing bed sheets over them. What is this supposed to communicate exactly??

  • @grueOP
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    133 months ago

    This time I had the foresight to take screenshots:

    • @Maggoty
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      43 months ago

      Well that’s illegal. They’re probably trying to stir up trouble because Cobb county goes Democrat.

    • @Viking_Hippie
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      33 months ago

      Damn, looks like you’re super popular or something! 😄

      • @grueOP
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        43 months ago

        It looks like I don’t mark my messages read, LOL.

        • @Viking_Hippie
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          23 months ago

          Or maybe you said something SUPER controversial in an extremely active post? 😁

          • @grueOP
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            43 months ago

            Man, I wish Lemmy had enough participation to have posts that active!

    • DarkThoughts
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      -123 months ago

      I’m sorry but some white sheets + sunglasses is absolutely not resembling the KKK in any way, especially since everyone in the US is already dressing up for Halloween. This seems to be just overblown drama. Some dumbos probably thought they’d make some funny ghost voting video for tictok or something, not knowing the rules. Claiming this to be some sort of intimidation attempt is just a fragile victim complex.

      • @Nurse_Robot
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        103 months ago

        You really can’t see how wearing sheets to a voting station in a state with deep historical ties to the KKK could be perceived poorly?

            • DarkThoughts
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              -123 months ago

              You try to use this as a reason to not sound like a bigot, but you’re just meaning to say “yes”.

              • @Nurse_Robot
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                3 months ago

                Nope, in almost every context it’s fine to dress up as a ghost. A polling station An in person voting location in Georgia is one of the only exceptions.

                  • @Nurse_Robot
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                    83 months ago

                    What the fuck are you talking about

          • @Maggoty
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            23 months ago

            You are absolutely not allowed to film or disturb a place of voting.

      • @shalafi
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        -43 months ago

        Agreed. This is most likely just some people being doofy.