But other than every part of this tweet being completely wrong, good observation.

  • EnsignRedshirt [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    That's Stoller's point. This tweet (which I assume is tongue in cheek) is in context of beefing up the SEC so that financial fraud can actually be investigated and enforced.

    • Ericthescruffy [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      Exactly. Dude doesn't seem like he's based and I'm not sure his take that "virtually everything" was always illegal is even accurate....but he's making quip about the fact that the only actual "defend the police" movement that ever happened was all in the financial sector. ...its just...not the most well constructed joke.

      • EnsignRedshirt [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        Stroller is kind of a weirdo in a very odd ideological niche. He’s an anti-big-organization guy, which aligns him with the left on a lot of policy, but for the wrong reasons. This joke is an example of being more or less correct on the surface (it would probably be better if financial crimes were enforced more rigorously) but ultimately failing to connect the dots (ACAB) because he probably doesn’t really believe the defund argument. It’s a very by-your-logic debate troll joke, even in context.