I’m not someone who typically buys into conspiracies, if I’m being perfectly honest. However, today, I went to the election center to vote in the early voting, and was just as shocked as dozens of other people to see several people dressed in “ghost costumes” show up and begin filming. Election center personnel quickly rushed over and told them they can’t be there and it was a huge ruckus, the election center personnel told those of us standing in line that they had county ID badges and that they were filming some sort of video but that it wasn’t allowed and they had to leave…

This seems so incredibly suspicious and honestly shady to me, even if it is real. I understand it’s close to Halloween, but why would you show up wearing ghost costumes? Why not witches or something I don’t know, that doesn’t resemble KKK klansmen? Like, when voter intimidation is a huge concern, why in the hell would anyone think it’s okay to just show up at an election center and start filming yourselves in something that closely resembling extremely racist symbology…

The whole situation is so strange to me and I’m left kind of annoyed that these county employees really did this, and didn’t think there was anything wrong with it. Like, what was going through their mind?

  • Buttflapper@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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    17 days ago

    hyperbolic

    You shouldn’t use words you clearly don’t understand. It doesn’t make you seem smart. People showing up at a voting location wearing white sheets isn’t an exaggeration considering it’s what actually happened. Instead, it’s a factual account of what actually happened. Therefore, calling it “hyperbolic” would be incorrect, since you are not exaggerating the description but rather reporting it as it occurred.

    Sounds like it might just be a faux pas made in a lapse of judgement

    Another example of you using words you don’t know the meaning of. A faux pas typically refers to a minor social blunder, like using the wrong utensil at a formal dinner or making an awkward comment. This was deliberate and intentional. Someone really said “Hey, let’s put on white sheets, and go to the polling center during peak voting time!” it’s an act that carries a strong historical context of racism and intimidation, as this has indeed happened in Georgia and other southern states many times in the past.