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A lib I work with who has good politics about Palestine (shocking given his politics on basically everything else) had this to say in regards to the treatment of professors and student protesters.

All I could think was "have you been living in a cave?"

This guy actually believes the hype about America; Never mind the BLM protesters who were also arrested and given unacceptable prison sentences, never mind the national guard getting called on protesters, never mind cops killing protesters from time to time, now this is isn't America.

It's been America for a long time, I've no idea how he hasn't noticed to be honest.

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[–] Adkml@hexbear.net 41 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Reminds me of the lib comments about the anti protesters.

"How do they not see the irony of wrapping themselves in an American flag and then attacking anti war protestors"

How do you not realize that's not ironic that's exactly what that flag stands for.

[–] Rojo27@hexbear.net 29 points 1 year ago

Their questions hit home, and I knew that I could never again raise my voice against the violence of the oppressed in the ghettos without having first spoken clearly to the greatest purveyor of violence in the world today -- my own government....

Libs would probably be appalled by the man who spoke these word.

[–] emizeko@hexbear.net 38 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

"America is the glib lie I was taught in middle school, not what I see around me every day for the rest of my life."

[–] BeamBrain@hexbear.net 14 points 1 year ago

This is the same thing libs believe about capitalism

[–] anarchoilluminati@hexbear.net 30 points 1 year ago

I think it can take a long time for people to have parts of their ideology shattered. It's fun to joke about it but I'm sure he would be more open now to hearing about the stuff you've mentioned.

Better late than never, I suppose. Although sometimes you can be too late.

[–] Rojo27@hexbear.net 22 points 1 year ago

Don't forget police driving up to protestors in unmarked vans and arresting themamerikkka

[–] itappearsthat@hexbear.net 21 points 1 year ago

I did not grow up in the Great Satan so occasionally I feel like I don't know enough about the civil rights movement because it obviously wasn't in our high school curriculum, but then I talk to the average USian about it

[–] GarbageShoot@hexbear.net 18 points 1 year ago

Seems like a good chance to radicalize him, since Biden has loudly supported this

[–] Frank@hexbear.net 18 points 1 year ago

Like Glover literally did the song!

[–] SaniFlush@hexbear.net 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Imagine being so shielded from consequences that this is the first they've noticed of their country doing anything wrong.

[–] Wertheimer@hexbear.net 16 points 1 year ago

Have they met America?

[–] Optimus_Subprime@hexbear.net 12 points 1 year ago

Tell me you don't really know about American history without telling me you don't really know about American history.

[–] GrouchyGrouse@hexbear.net 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Show them the footage of the police driving around in unmarked vans shooting pepper balls at protestors during BLM - or just people outside in the area of the protestors. Or the people just watching from the porch of their own home: https://youtu.be/LozQg0oX-Gw

[–] HexReplyBot@hexbear.net 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:

[–] BeamBrain@hexbear.net 7 points 1 year ago

Radicalization opportunity.