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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    -124 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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      104 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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            -124 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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              4 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.

        • @Maggoty
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          24 months ago

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

          • DarkThoughts
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            -44 months ago

            I never said anything implying the opposite. But filming also does not make you a Nazi either.

            • @Maggoty
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              14 months ago

              In the US, fucking with voting is very much Nazi behavior.

                • @Maggoty
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                  14 months ago

                  Right… That’s why they were allowed to stay.

                  • DarkThoughts
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                    -44 months ago

                    They weren’t allowed to stay because they were filming. I’m struggling to apply Hanlon’s razor to you right now, since you sound like you’re arguing in bad faith just for the sake of arguing.

    • @shalafi
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      -44 months ago

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