Also love how Democrats are transitioning from 90s Republicans to 2020 Republicans.
Actually the BLM movement has been co-opted by a lot of white suburban homeowners and there are a lot of people who are very pro BLM (ostensibly) and also pro cop. There are a ton of ppl like this.
They also successfully co-opted "defund the police." Initially, defund the police literally meant defund the police--as in take away their money, their military gear, and their legal privileges--but liberals grabbed a hold of it and tried to convince everyone it meant modest reform.
My favorite was before that when they tried to correct protesters and lend a hand so that their “messaging” was more palatable. What a joke.
the actual solution is squads of people who take physical action against criminal officers.
In june we were talking about ABOLISHING THE POLICE. Now we talk about putting Kamala Harris in the white house.
Liberalism is a mental disorder.
we'll get back there as the evictions ramp up and the lack of UI means people go hungry.
I'm not surprised, they don't want to be drug into whatever the future may bring. Every incident brings about more agitation, the murder of George Floyd brought about riots and looting, the next could result in militant groups seeking vigilant justice. If it continues these police put their neighbors at serious risk if a mob decided to reduce their whole community to ashes.
That's my point though, white suburban homeowners coopting BLM aren't going to get in a confrontation with their neighbour over the BLM + pro-cop signs because they too would've internalized the few bad apples copaganda.
It's always been an astroturf group—trying to make you think OWS and related protests were actually onside with the ghouls in the Democratic Party.
I have a neighbor who has one of those 3-language "anybody is welcome here" signs and a "we thank our police officers" sign. So... 🤷♂️
Also love how Democrats are transitioning from 90s Republicans to 2020 Republicans.
Excuse me sweaty but that's called progress
Words can't express how annoyed I am to see this from "Occupy"-ers. I remember when the cops came in and tore down the tents on my campus, beating and pepper spraying students
In my mind the guy mowing the lawn is just the landscaper for the house next door, so this cracker is just yelling at someone else's help
Yeah, I used to string up Christmas lights in places like this. No one mowes their own lawns out there, no one even lets their workers use their bathroom, so we were constantly pissing on their lawns. Only poc families tip. Also sometimes they'd stand there all day watching us to make sure we didn't fuck it up and would get on our ass if a single light was out of place.
Ah. My only question was why his neighbor disagreed, but if he's from the lawn service, then the whole thing makes sense.
I wonder how they explain all the violence at the recent protests. Is it just "orange man bad", or do they blame the "rioters and thugs"?
Sorta off topic but does anyone know of any former occupiers that became reactionary pro trumpers? I think Christopher Cantwell was one.
Midwestern colleges have lobbies with MLK quotes framed from the same letter where he went on to criticize the white moderate.
Right after Trump was inaugurated, I wanted to see if there were any significant protests other than the Women's March, which accomplished absolutely nothing. I heard about the occupy movement, which sounded pretty good to me, and I tried to look for any movements carrying on their spirit.
Due to a combination of being a naive and gullible 11 year old at the time and the tendency of libs to co-opt every leftist movement they can, there was a 7 month stretch of "orange man bad" memes from these guys saved onto my old iPad which haunt me to this day.
Reading about someone being a fucking 11-year-old when Trump was elected makes me feel as if my bones are crumbling into dust and wrinkles sagging into my cheeks with every word
strangely, I can relate. I was the same age when 9/11 happened and bought the propaganda for a little as well, then spent the next decade seeing fascism creeping in everywhere while everyone swore the real fascists were the radlibs. I guess Trump's election will be the same kind of event for a lot of people, what with the collapse of empire happening now in real time.
