Sobering to realize that if local police departments had been "militarized" in the 1960s there could have been no civil rights movement.
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@JoyceCarolOates@SallyStrange Perhaps that's the point of the militarization? Prevent future civil rights movements?1 reply 4 retweets 0 likes -
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@Esteleth@alizardx@JoyceCarolOates@SallyStrange right. so when the extractive economy collapses, overwhelming force crushes uprisings.1 reply 1 retweet 0 likes -
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@Esteleth@alizardx@JoyceCarolOates@SallyStrange the drug war was a very long, very expensive training and conditioning exercise.1 reply 1 retweet 0 likes
@Esteleth @alizardx @JoyceCarolOates @SallyStrange you can tell it's served its purpose by how we're getting ready to wind it up.
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