theres a very strong through-line in liberal politics that the midwest is just 100% inhabited by stupid violent racists and thus should be avoided and disregarded whenever possible, and like, 1) no, 2) saying "oh well they deserve it" is not a valid reason to leave entire communities to rot
one of two things needs to happen
1) white trans people need to get more than 5 names for their gender
2) white trans people #onhere need to think ther'es more than one person in the world with each first name and not immedaitely assume someone talking about someone with a first name is someone they know/hate when its not
re: Trying a casual nonbinary greeting
@yeenbean we're keeping this one.
@compufox u is good!
@compufox idk let the people decide
@compufox consider: we don't get rid of words. we get rid of every single word except one
If you still think that the police shouldn't be abolished, read this: https://medium.com/@OfcrACab/confessions-of-a-former-bastard-cop-bb14d17bc759
"But who will uphold laws if we have no police?"
There have been various forms of peacekeeping and law enforcement throughout all of human history, both modern and ancient. The first centralised police force was formed in 1667 (in Paris, by Louis XIV). The word itself is originally French.
Historically, when one system was found not to be working, people have created a new system. The current system is not working.
the US prison system is legalised slavery
"But we need the police! They've always existed!"
Modern policing didn't exist before the mid-19th century. In the US, this is around the time of the 13th Amendment, which outlaws slavery and involuntary servitude "except as punishment for crime."
Prior to this, the origins of the US police force were as slave patrols (sometimes known as Plantation Police).
Plantations became prisons. Today 2.1 million people in the USA (around 0.6% of the total population) are currently in prison. The largest prison population in the world.
The current US law enforcement system is itself a product of white supremacy.
"But the protests have caused so much damage! Think about how much it's costing taxpayers!"
If the protests cause $100 million worth of damage, that is only 0.1% of the annual US police budget. They could cover the total cost of repairs and barely notice the difference.
a bug, not a feature.
Genderless* cyberfae & co. at your service
assigned adult by the inexorable passage of time
don't use he/him or she/her pronouns for any of us without express permission
note that if we ever make you uncomfortable in any way please tell us so we know to stop. we're not always good at figuring these things out on our own