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Serial origamist Has Achieved Nirvana ![]() |
https://www.vox.com/2020/6/1/2...ity-brooklyn-seattle Many of the protests are not specifically about one police officer killing one unarmed black man. They have generalized into protests about police brutality (with a special emphasis on communities of color). Some police appear to be taking it personally and responding personally. How do some police respond to people protesting police brutality? Escalate the brutality. There is video of a police SUV literally running over protesters. There is video of a police officer spraying mace in the face of a 9-year-old girl. There is video of one police officer with his knee on the neck of a protester in the same position as Derek Chauvin had his knee on the neck of George Floyd. A fellow officer had to use force to remove his partner. This is where we are.
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And the guy at the top, rather than working in unison with governors, escalates things with his rhetoric and actions, blames the governors for letting things get out of hand, and then tries to come out looking like a hero saving the country by sending in the troops and praising himself for how brilliantly he's acted. Screw things up, blame someone else, and then declare victory. This has been his strategy the whole time (see handling of COVID-19) and he's not stopping now. The stakes are so, so much higher. Before you could write it off to seeming like a reality TV show. Now it's actual reality. Our reality.
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(self-titled) semi-posting lurker Minor Deity ![]() |
Indeed. And it is terrifying.
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Has Achieved Nirvana![]() |
It's not like he doesn't tell us every day who he is. He's done so for decades.
https://www.businessinsider.co...loyd-protests-2020-6
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