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zooty 2 points ago +2 / -0

Respectfully disagree.

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iDinduNuffin 1 point ago +1 / -0

Nobody's scared of people saying things anyway, so the implication's that we're done talking. I remember seeing it a few years back during some of the Ukraine protests I think, or Belarus.

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zooty 1 point ago +1 / -0

Chanting is an expression of aggression and a prelude to more permanent actions. If it wasn't effective, it wouldn't have been present through many cultures over many years. It's still present in the modern military but has also found form in militaristic music.

To be fair, it's a bit late in the game and we could have done with it outside of voting centers while observers were being obstructed from doing their job but some of these politicians could still do with having the wind put up them.

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iDinduNuffin 1 point ago +1 / -0

Well yeah if you're hearing some Viking war chant or Indian battlecry and know it means you're about to get scalped, it's pretty damn effective lol. It's clear we're nowhere close to that kind of threat in their eyes though

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zooty 1 point ago +1 / -0

That's not least because we've been doing the silent and respectful thing.

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