• @NarrativeBear@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    Looks like people voted no to slavery, but the question asked do you not support slavery.

    The answer should have been (yes) I do not support slavery.

    Instead (no) I do not support slavery.

    I can image a good chunk of people got confused with the wording, and I myself am still confused reading it.

    • @TheFriar@lemm.ee
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      608 months ago

      Are you sure? It seems pretty straightforward to me. “This amendment would bar slavery and involuntary servitude.” It’s the first sentence.

      • @rdrunner@lemmy.world
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        148 months ago

        I bet the wording on the ballot was different. Similar election results sites for my local ballot measures hasve greatly simplified the language the ballot had (which honestly is probably how ballot measures should be written)

        • @krashmo@lemmy.world
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          178 months ago

          Or maybe Americans are largely shitty people. Stop trying to excuse the behavior and accept it for what it is

          • @rdrunner@lemmy.world
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            98 months ago

            Well yeah, obviously, but the wording of a question is often manipulated to lead people to different results. That’s all

        • @brbposting@sh.itjust.works
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          108 months ago

          You know, reading that today, and putting myself in the shoes of an overworked, everyday American, it seems the wording does leave something to be desired. I wonder how that vote would have turned out if the question were: “Do you support slavery as long as the person was convicted of a crime and is in prison?”

      • @NarrativeBear@lemmy.world
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        188 months ago

        The link you supplied clears it all up. No way anyone could have misunderstood the vote, the ballot even outlines what yes and no mean in the context.

        I think I now agree with what krashmo said in the thread below.

        “Or maybe Americans are largely shitty people. Stop trying to excuse the behavior and accept it for what it is”