It's not that they weren't appalled -- they obviously were. But they were also afraid.
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That fear, more than anything else, screams "fascist police state."
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In a democratic system, a person can stand against authority without having to fear losing all their livelihood.
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It's also worth noting that this didn't start with Trump. Not even remotely.
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In that position, I would feel like they would grab anyone. I get why the women didn't stand up & what about people traveling with children?
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And what if those guys have tattoos, or a criminal record? Now we need passenger advocates on every flight. Is that where this is going now?
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What the fuck do tattoos have with any of this?
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I grew up in small town America and my point is that even those white men have reasons to feel threatened, profiled, and not safe.
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To be fair, no one stood up, but lots of people of every race shouted at the police that what they were doing was wrong.
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I don't think the people on the plane were afraid of the police. I think they were used to living with privilege, not used to challenging
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It takes a lot for people to transition out of habits. In this case I think the habit in question was the privileged habit of living with...
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...a system that mostly takes care of you. Not used to the idea you would need to stand up to police. Either way United f*cked up bigtime
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Not to make excuses but most people do not know how to stand up, especially against authorities. We need to learn this skill
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listen to the outrage/watch the video again ask yourself how you even know about it Verbally protested/actively recorded/publicly posted
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They were scared, but they protested, they took videos, they did fine.
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There were non white people who didnt volunteer either. the poc rightfully didn't want to volunteer. It's not a race thing- United sucks.
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@AsianSocialNet Police state and victimizing a POC while no Yts stood up=othering.#resist#BoycottUnitedAirlines#AAPIThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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