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Originally Posted by #-3
Voting is an exercise in social trust, you are trusting that those counting will be honest, you are trusting that those who do not win will accept the results, you are trusting that a large enough group of people will choose someone acceptable, if necessary you are trusting your anonymity will be protects.
When you you see clear signals that the first 3 are being broken, when you are have people people brandishing weapons in your face, it becomes a lot harder to trust in the forth and stare these nutcases down.
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Exactly this. It gives the impression that the one side, which is armed and has a clear political agenda, won't accept anything but a win for themselves. It's implied that things will get violent if they don't win. Some people might feel compelled to change their vote or not participate at all out of fear. These people know exactly what they are doing are trying to affect the outcome of the election by "guarding" the ballot boxes. I would probably think twice about voting with a terroristy looking guy standing right there.