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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.
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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
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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.
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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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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.
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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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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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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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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.
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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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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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