alphanerd4@lemmy.worldM to US Authoritarianism@lemmy.world · 2 months agoA Monopoly on Violencelemmy.worldimagemessage-square79fedilinkarrow-up1412arrow-down1110cross-posted to: politicalmemes@lemmy.world
arrow-up1302arrow-down1imageA Monopoly on Violencelemmy.worldalphanerd4@lemmy.worldM to US Authoritarianism@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square79fedilinkcross-posted to: politicalmemes@lemmy.world
minus-squareRiven@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 month agoI generally agree with you but have you not seen the news? They get away with killing innocent people illegally all the time. Do you think they’re actually afraid of getting in trouble over stealing 40 bucks?
minus-squaremholiv@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down2·edit-21 month agoAnd that stuff is terrible. But I think it’s caused by systematic racism. (aka what we should actually worry about) Like the comic empathizes the wrong thing. It reduces valid concerns with police to the level of sovereign citizens.
I generally agree with you but have you not seen the news? They get away with killing innocent people illegally all the time. Do you think they’re actually afraid of getting in trouble over stealing 40 bucks?
And that stuff is terrible. But I think it’s caused by systematic racism. (aka what we should actually worry about)
Like the comic empathizes the wrong thing. It reduces valid concerns with police to the level of sovereign citizens.