thelivefive

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[–] thelivefive@startrek.website 3 points 3 months ago

True. It's partially just a dropping of pretenses, but to keep up those pretenses we sometimes had to have justice. Now that the act is gone I'm afraid the small bit of justice the disenfranchised did have is gone with it.

[–] thelivefive@startrek.website 20 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Oh there is. There is no rule of law, no equity of law, but there is law. And it will be used as harshly and aggressively as possible on the poor, minorities, Democrats, the press, universities, etc.

[–] thelivefive@startrek.website 2 points 3 months ago

It kind of sounds like a form of exposure therapy.

[–] thelivefive@startrek.website 8 points 3 months ago

I was not able to read this, as I am an idiot, but I upvoted just for the effort.

[–] thelivefive@startrek.website 11 points 3 months ago

Can't have people seeing what's behind the mask.

[–] thelivefive@startrek.website 12 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Cops in the USA, as well as being scum, are terrified. The population has almost no access to mental health care, near unlimited access to guns, and many reasons to not trust the police. The police are also trained as "warriors" instead of guardians with a us vs them mentality. I'd imagine besides the legal ramifications, Uk and Eu police are just not as scared shitless and therefore don't start popping off when an acorn hits their car or a 13 year old has a stick.

[–] thelivefive@startrek.website 4 points 3 months ago

Howard Zinn's People's History starts by describing the early years after the colonizers appearance. It's a tough read.

[–] thelivefive@startrek.website 2 points 3 months ago

That's a good point. I buy most of my produce at small natural food stores. It's normally better, but more expensive for sure. Yeah supermarket produce can often be a let down.

[–] thelivefive@startrek.website 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The Babylonbee? Really?

[–] thelivefive@startrek.website 5 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Y'all can't tell when fruit is bad and just not eat it then?

[–] thelivefive@startrek.website 9 points 3 months ago

It's not just China. The USA is working on it too.

https://youtu.be/AoEQg1M92_E

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