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??

  • DarkThoughts
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    -26 hours 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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      65 hours 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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            -11 hour 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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              125 minutes ago

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

    • @shalafi
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      02 hours ago

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