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??

  • callouscomic@lemm.eeEnglish
    41·
    2 months ago

    Isn’t it generally illegal to film or take photos in a voting location? And now people are further spreading it? Considering how divided this country has gotten, an argument can be made this is dangerous for those in the picture.

  • grue@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
    21·
    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
      11·
      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

    • atrielienz@lemmy.worldEnglish
      10·
      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.

  • Snapz@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    2 months ago

    These are trump branded kkk hoods with misquoted portions of the constitution printed on the inside, poorly made in China.

  • Sakura@lemm.eeEnglish
    3·
    2 months ago

    I guess it is to protect the personality. Maybe MAGA maybe some fearful Democrats or GREENS :O

  • Nurgus@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    2 months ago

    As a Brit looking at this, my first reaction to the picture was “queueing?” - we never have to queue to vote here. Polling stations feel like they outnumber voters sometimes…