[savemedrzaius]

Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan

Let's get real for a second.

Let's suppose that idiots with guns actually show up to the polls. The first response is that the election officials would call the police. Those guys are dispersed. End of story.

American police seem to encourage vigilantism going by how they treat the people will AKs "protecting property" during protests\riots

But wait! What if the police don't care to do anything about it? What then?

The only areas of the country where that could possibly happen are deep red areas that are going to vote 80-90% Republican anyways. I don't see this happening in places it matters like Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Florida.

It only takes a small group. Like 5 people would benscary

It certainly won't stop most people from voting because they know that these guys brandishing guns is all for show, and they have no intention of shooting anyone. You walk right past them, flip them the bird, and show that they have no power over you. Unless they're an outright psychopath, they're not going to do anything.

Personally I would have no idea if these people are psycho but with all the pointless mass shootings that happen regularly in the States I would not be thinking they were a joke. Especially if I was a minority


Again, all this is hypothetical, and I fully do not expect to see this in any place that isn't redneck central. So the question is, would this do anything at all to the election results? Unlikely.

People like to think that America is out of control crazy based on what I see as isolated incidents that gather a lot of media attention. The reality is much different, as most people are non-violent and relatively normal.

I question how normal these people are when that women above can get elected to office and Trump can get elected the first time and has not been laughed out of office yet but is still somehow supported by his base. I can't think of many democracies where this would be normal. Americans have left normal a long time ago.

But maybe America is the new normal. And in that case we are all ####ed.