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??

  • grue@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
    292·
    2 months ago

    This is not my picture; I only crossposted it (original was in !nostupidquestions@lemmy.world ). I also only did so because it was apparently being deleted and I wanted it not to be lost (sorry if it’s a loose fit for the community because of that).

    According to OP, it was an early voting location in Georgia. The thread was deleted 9 hours after being posted, with a score of 125 and 36 comments.

    Edit: the deletion my not be as nefarious as I assumed; there’s a similar thread in this community that (as I write this) still exists. https://lemmy.world/post/21116630

    • Nurse_Robot@lemmy.worldEnglish
      171·
      2 months ago

      Weird, your linked post seems to be gone now

      Edit: actually, I can’t find any of the original posts. And when I try to Google it I can’t find anything either. Wtf

      Edit 2: okay, it took some digging but by searching all of Lemmy by comments and filtering by time, I was able to find the two original posts. Both have been deleted, I assume by moderators? And I can’t find anything when I reverse Google search the image. Something smells fishy. For SEO: Georgia election; election interference; voter intimidation; KKK; sheets; ghosts; early voting; Cobb County

        • Maggoty@lemmy.worldEnglish
          51·
          2 months ago

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

        • DarkThoughts@fedia.io
          618·
          2 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@lemmy.worldEnglish
            144·
            2 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@fedia.io
                  315·
                  2 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@lemmy.worldEnglish
                    82·
                    2 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.

                • DarkThoughts@fedia.io
                  26·
                  2 months ago

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

      • pezmaker @sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        91·
        2 months ago

        I can’t tell if the original post is an elaborate hoax with a link that never worked in the first place or if something is legit happening. Why would there be lines to vote already? Maybe I’m naive and early voting is that difficult in Georgia that people are lining up now. I don’t know, my ballot gets mailed to me by default and I can just walk up and drop it off any time up until polls close on election day. This feels like it’s a post to sow discord but 🤷‍♂️

    • atrielienz@lemmy.worldEnglish
      143·
      2 months ago

      If I had to guess it’s to protect their identity so that they can vote without being harassed. But I will fully admit I only looked at the picture and didn’t click the link or anything.