@freddiedeboer @ChMadar usually when I push folks on this, they acknowledge that it is, yes, a good thing that they're getting changed.
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@ChMadar@freddiedeboer place where some go wrong is a punitive instinct—POCs have suffered under these policies, so should these white kids -
@ChMadar@freddiedeboer it's remarkably common in some liberal circles today: mistaking equality of tyranny for the absence of tyranny. -
@SamAdlerBell Any vivid examples of this beyond tweets? Am working on piece on comparative "privilege" in crim justice system. -
@ChMadar i'd look for responses to this, which seemed to crystallize the issue for a lot of folks: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/31/us/heroin-war-on-drugs-parents.html?_r=0 … -
@ChMadar prob not helpful for yr purposes rn but I wrote about analogous issue here—push to call whites "terrorists"https://tcf.org/content/commentary/why-we-shouldnt-call-the-oregon-militia-guys-terrorists/ … -
@SamAdlerBell Also Why Lena Dunham shld b prosecuted for child abuse! And: That white kid in a NKorean jail no longer has privilege, bu-yah! -
@ChMadar oh that one is the so bad. that kid in north korea. I read one of the worst takes ever on that. -
@SamAdlerBell I prob read same one. Posted by a friend I respect which made it all the more sickmaking, many good ppl fall for this line.
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@alexthistlewood From interviews with govt officials in Portugal. My piece will be out soon.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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