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[-] Samvega@lemmy.blahaj.zone 105 points 1 month ago

So why weren’t they on the rolls?

Says a volunteer deputy registrar: “It just doesn't seem to really work the way that it’s supposed to.”

Counterpoint: it might be working exactly as it is 'supposed to'.

[-] BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 43 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Registrar: Hmm, this name sounds 'brown'. I'll put it in the 'maybe' pile.

[-] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 26 points 1 month ago

Hmm these are coming from the University... these go into that same pile.

[-] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

But since it’s both things, it goes into the “ooops, we seemed to have misplaced that” bin. It’s the bite one the custodians empty out daily.

[-] fitgse@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 month ago
[-] Samvega@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Thank you for this! Here's a real life example (https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/racist-policies-black-health-south-carolina/):

A July report from George Washington University found that Medicaid expansion would provide insurance to 360,000 people and add 18,000 jobs in the health care sector in South Carolina.

“Racism is the reason we don’t have Medicaid expansion. Full stop,” said Janice Probst, a former director of the Rural and Minority Health Research Center in South Carolina. “These are not accidents. There is an idea that you can stay in power by using racism.”

Unfortunately, this is exactly right. Republican vote suppression at it's finest (i.e. it's lowest moment).

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