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Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Wide, Wide World Of Voter Suppression


Voter suppression, Bangladeshi style.

This is a scene from the January 5th national elections in Bangladesh.  The poor guy on the ground in the pink shirt was on his way to cast his ballot.  Loyalists of the ruling party suggested that he didn't really want to vote on that day, and they emphasized their point by beating him senseless.  As some news reports put it, "Voter turnout was quite modest,"  as violence was widespread and 18 were killed.  In this obvious sham election, the ruling party easily retained its power.

In Bangladesh, they do it with clubs and sticks.  Here in the U.S., we use photo ID laws and cut back on early voting.



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