• Star Wars Enjoyer @lemmygrad.ml
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    46
    arrow-down
    2
    ·
    1 year ago

    average US liberal: “I’d hate to live in an authoritarian police state like Russia”

    also average US liberal: “Though it is bad that the police are militarized and have constant access to everything we do at all times without the need for a warrant, we’re not in a police state”

  • Absolute@lemmygrad.ml
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    35
    ·
    1 year ago

    I’ve been visiting the USA for 2 days now and I’ve seen more cops than I ever did in 6 months in China. Not to mention most cops in China aren’t armed, and are actually helpful and friendly rather than intimidating.

    I always feel much safer and more comfortable in China than in the US, both from law enforcement/the state as well as other randoms.

    • Star Wars Enjoyer @lemmygrad.ml
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      34
      ·
      1 year ago

      Every time I hear about AES cops, it’s about how nice and actually helpful they are.

      That says a lot about who and what is being ‘served and protected’ in capitalist countries, it’s definitely not the people.

      • relay@lemmygrad.ml
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        9
        arrow-down
        1
        ·
        edit-2
        1 year ago

        Not necessarily. They can hand the reigns back to “responsible” liberals back in power and say “that was awkward” and pretend the horrors of overt mass murders by police just never happened.

  • 小莱卡@lemmygrad.ml
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    20
    ·
    1 year ago

    Its all proyection, always. And when you call them out, they immediately fall back on “whataboutism” 😔

  • comrade-bear@lemmygrad.ml
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    18
    ·
    1 year ago

    Pff, amatures, here in brazil we have a huge branch of the police that is actually named Military Police, all pretense has been thrown out over here, there is a war against the people, hence military police. They get some points for honesty, just kidding military police deserves no points.

  • M68040 [they/them]@hexbear.net
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    15
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    edit-2
    1 year ago

    …And the post office can’t even get me a tazer I can use to punish route customers who park in front of their mailboxes.

    matt-jokerfied Per U.S. Postal regulations a 30 foot approach is required on either side of your mailbox matt-jokerfied