• masquenox@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Riiight… because Biden, who literally chose a trained fascist as his running mate, is so concerned about “American democracy.”

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        10 months ago

        So you didn’t know that police is, and has always been, a fascist institution?

        So, up till now, you were under the impression police existed to “serve and protect” you?

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          10 months ago

          Kamala Harris, Police Officer!

          I forgot about her career as a hard boiled beat cop, patrolling the mean streets and beating up minorities.

          Keep going!

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            10 months ago

            hard boiled beat cop,

            Riight, riiight… it’s only those pesky beat cops that does all the fascist white supremacism while their poor superiors watches on in helpless disbelief.

            Riiight.

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              10 months ago

              How exactly do you intend for things to get better if you automatically demonize anyone who takes prosecution or law enforcement positions?

              She championed racial bias training for police as a prosecutor. That isn’t going to come from Republican prosecutors, and it’s a necessary part of reforming our justice system.

              We aren’t going to fix everything with a snap of our fingers. There will need to be prosecutors and police officers who serve in that transition period while we fix things, and they’ll be asked to arrest drug users and prosecute them. We aren’t going to be able to change that overnight.

              It’s much more helpful to look at people in these positions and judge them on how they’ve moved us toward that ideal.

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                10 months ago

                She championed racial bias training for police

                Riiight… that’ll show those fascists! I can just hear the US (somehow magically) becoming less fundamentally white supremacist from all the way over here!

                judge them on how they’ve moved us toward that ideal.

                And how has the fascist’s little liberal enablers helped us move closer to police abolition?

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                  I think you’ll find that most people believe we need a restructuring and overhaul of the system versus outright abolishment. You’re still going to have murderers and rapists.

                  And how else do you think the US is going to become less fundamentally white supremacist? Thoughts and prayers? Teaching people to not be shit holes is going to require trainings like that.

                  You’re totally content to merely observe reality and (accurately) label fascism and white supremacy. But observation isn’t going to make things better. You’re just pointing out known problems without offering any solutions, and criticizing people for trying imperfect solutions.

                  At the end of the day, Harris has done more for ending racism in US law enforcement than you or I have.

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                    9 months ago

                    I think you’ll find that

                    I think you will find that none of the right-wing holy cows are looking all that holy these days - they can’t even stop people learning the truth about capitalism these days, never mind white supremacism and it’s most cherished institution, the police.

                    And how else do you think the US is going to become less fundamentally white supremacist?

                    You don’t really have a clue what white supremacism even is, do you?

                    Teaching people to not be shit holes

                    How do you propose to dismantle white supremacism without dismantling the institutions that uphold it, Clyde? Your feel-good “non-racialism” has failed so badly it’s laughable - and it may have something to do with the fact that you are incapable - or unwilling - to comprehend just how fundamental white supremacism is to the US and the rest of the Global North. In fact, you seem more willing to justify the institutions that uphold white supremacism than actually dealing with said white supremacism - what does that make you?

                    You can’t “reform” something that is working as intended.

                    Harris has done more for ending racism in US law enforcement

                    She has done nothing of the sort. She has sought to protect and enable the very institutions that uphold white supremacism - this is what (so-called) “reform” is truly all about.