I don't wanna talk United all day. But I gotta get this off my chest. A PoC was violently dragged off the plane, and no white folks stood up
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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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It was at least one uniformed cop. And you're sitting on your flight to go home/vacation/work ... huge downside, very little upside.
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The upside is taking a stand against fascism
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The videos are working to convince United never to do that again. Stopping in progress would need concerted effort of all aboard. Unlikely.
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Nigerians did this on a KLM flight recently. They stood up and prevented the airline staff from maltreating a fellow citizen
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That's awesome. I hope that happens more often. I don't know that I would be brave enough to be first out of my seat.
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People don't look at us as people of color. For all intents and purposes, we're white. Until we aren't -- but that's another story.
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I don't think this is really a race thing. It's corporate thuggery thing.
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Those aren't seperable
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That's a pretty bleak view, and one I'm not quite willing to embrace just yet.
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Corporate America does seem to give me reason to reconsider every couple of days, though.
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Until then, your original message is right on: stand the fuck up for your fellow citizen.
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In every situation like this, 99.99% are frozen with fear. It's human nature.
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I don't disagree that they are scared but I don't think us white people, especially white women, actually have anything to be scared of
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