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Foz Meadows

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Author, fanwriter, trash bandit, queer geek feminist, dork. Jack of all pronouns, mxtress of none. Yells about hockey. Aussie in the US.

Irvine, CA
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    1. Foz Meadows‏ @fozmeadows 18 Jan 2020
      Replying to @theWilyVeteran

      pic.twitter.com/exqMGz0PR5

      2 replies 0 retweets 7 likes
    2. Terrible Buffalo Sports Fan‏ @theWilyVeteran 18 Jan 2020
      Replying to @fozmeadows

      This isn't hard...pic.twitter.com/exCnLsp5Iy

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    3. Foz Meadows‏ @fozmeadows 18 Jan 2020
      Replying to @theWilyVeteran

      My dude, the swastika started out as a Buddhist symbol, but once the Nazis started using it, even the Buddhists disavowed it and said the original use didn’t matter any more. Same principle here. It’s a dogwhistle.

      1 reply 0 retweets 8 likes
    4. Terrible Buffalo Sports Fan‏ @theWilyVeteran 18 Jan 2020
      Replying to @fozmeadows

      Are you really comparing the Thin Blue Line flag to a swastika? Like, seriously? One is a symbol of remembrance...the other is a symbol of genocide...gtfo with that

      1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
    5. Foz Meadows‏ @fozmeadows 18 Jan 2020
      Replying to @theWilyVeteran

      I’m comparing how one symbol was co-opted by Nazis to how the other symbol is being co-opted by white nationalists. It’s no coincidence modern neo-Nazi rallies feature the blue line flag.

      1 reply 0 retweets 5 likes
    6. Terrible Buffalo Sports Fan‏ @theWilyVeteran 18 Jan 2020
      Replying to @fozmeadows

      Difference is, the swastika was universally co-opted and represented by the Nazi party. The Thin Blue Line flag, while some white nationalists may use it, does not represent white supremacy. Law enforcement does not equal white power.

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    7. Foz Meadows‏ @fozmeadows 18 Jan 2020
      Replying to @theWilyVeteran

      Twitter is not the best medium for arguing this point, but law enforcement in the US is fundamentally tied up with white supremacy. Early cops started as slave catchers. Jim Crow laws made it worse. Prison labour functions as modern-day slavery. Policing here is rife with racism.

      1 reply 0 retweets 6 likes
    8. Terrible Buffalo Sports Fan‏ @theWilyVeteran 18 Jan 2020
      Replying to @fozmeadows

      It may have been an issue decades ago...but its not the same anymore...things have/are changing. There are more "minorities" serving in law enforcement than ever before. The Thin Blue Line represents them also...pic.twitter.com/d6JUmPtBqW

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    9. Foz Meadows‏ @fozmeadows 18 Jan 2020
      Replying to @theWilyVeteran

      More minorities serving, yes, but they’re also facing intense racism from white superiors and are often punished for pushing back against it. https://www.vox.com/2015/5/28/8661977/race-police-officer …

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    10. Terrible Buffalo Sports Fan‏ @theWilyVeteran 18 Jan 2020
      Replying to @fozmeadows

      That's one example of a guy in a shitty situation. That doesn't represent the whole force. Those situations are becoming less and less prevalent as time goes on and more POC rise up through the ranks and people become more educated and self aware of their own racist tendencies

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      Foz Meadows‏ @fozmeadows 18 Jan 2020
      Replying to @theWilyVeteran

      That’s one article. If you want to read up on racism in modern policing, I can provide you with hundreds of others, including insiders detailing overt racism in departmental policies, nonwhite cops routinely punished for calling it out, and KKK cop members.

      1:41 PM - 18 Jan 2020
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        2. Foz Meadows‏ @fozmeadows 18 Jan 2020
          Replying to @fozmeadows @theWilyVeteran

          Are things better than they were in the 50s? Sometimes. Are they still incredibly fucked up? Hell yes. American police, compared to cops in other countries, are appalling. Official travel warnings are issued to POC coming to the US to beware police brutality, it’s that bad.

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        3. DopeyFish‏ @DopeyFish 18 Jan 2020
          Replying to @fozmeadows @theWilyVeteran

          People don't even realize a lot of the US police force was not formed to protect from crime but rather keep slaves in line. some were formed from night watches/neighbourhood watches, yes, but a lot were just formed to suppress black people.

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