True story (re: voter suppression)

[cthulu2016]

Every southern town used to have some method for guaranteeing that no person of color could vote.

The common methods are familiar -- poll taxes, literacy tests, civics tests that were implausibly difficult. (That whites were not given.)

I saw an elderly African-American man being interviewed who described the black voting test in his town, back in the day. At city hall they had a big jar full of marbles and any black person who requested a voter registration was told that they had to guess how many marbles were in the jar.

Needless to say, no white people were ever confronted with the jar.

But things are so much better now. I am just sure that these new voter suppression laws will be enforced just as ruthlessly in the wealthier suburbs as they will be in AA-heavy precincts...

This stuff is not politics. It is something so low that I staggers the mind that any of these bastards could think it was "clever."

[xfundy]

1. No doubt this continues

but in different, less obvious forms. Delving into American history, one does have to wonder how any progressives got elected--except for the obvious fact that they had TRUTH on their side.

Those who tried to deny people of color the vote also didn't want others of the less fortunate to have any voice in politics or leadership.

Humans are illogical animals, dammit. And those who hold authoritarian/totalitarian needs/beliefs have always been there. Then us damn meddlin' libruls came along! Woooo Hooooo!

[Ecumenist]

2. Yes, , Us damn meddlin' libruls!!