Mildly InfuriatingEnglish • 2 days ago

Why are people doing this at voting locations in the USA?

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Why are people doing this at voting locations in the USA?

Mildly InfuriatingEnglish • 2 days ago

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??

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5•8 hours ago
Is the same true for a blue lives matter shirt, I wonder?
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  3•4 hours ago
  It varies by state, but the simple answer is yes, the same would be true. Neither hypothetical tshirt is likely to lead to allegations of electioneering today given the slogans are no longer central in political discourse.

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