This week in class we were discussing some issues that were apparent during the reconstruction era of the United States. (this was the period where the southern states were to be admitted back into the Union after the Civil War). One topic we discussed was intimidation tactics that Planters used to make sure former African American slaves could not become independent and from having full rights as a US citizen. One of the things that they did was to make sure that the former slaves voted for people that the planters wanted them to vote for. This reminded me of something that happens still today such as the Taliban election threats Members of the Taliban would use physical intimidation to force voters to re-elect Saddam Hussein. They would also make pre-marked election forms. After the elections, Saddam had received a unanimous decision by the hundreds of thousands of voters.
What is the point of having an election if people are forced to make selections?
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