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True but that works better when the lynchees get to vote with the same ease as the lynchers.

• washbrain 4y ago
  Even if they can vote equally, there's no guarantee that minority populations will have the numbers to protect themselves from the tyranny of the majority. We haven't even gotten to the "equal access to voting" part here in the States yet, so we have a long long road before we get to the "voting is a good tool for minorities to protect themselves" phase.
  • watwut 4y ago
    The population of blacks in south was pretty large tho. In some states they had majority. The violence was to keep them away from power.
    • washbrain 4y ago
      For sure, but that's definitely not universally the case today.
    • vkou 4y ago
      Also, a jury needs a near-unanimous, or unanimous verdict to convict. All it takes is a few pro-lynching jurors, and the accused flies free as a bird.