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there's an intersection between privilege and how much someone trusts in authority
basically, it’s like this. the more privilege you have, the less likely you are to have ever been at the wrong end of militarized police forces, unfortunate socioeconomic outcomes, and general institutional oppression
the ability to blindly assume good faith in all circumstances is not something that everyone gets to have. please understand this in your conversations with peers that maybe don’t have it as well.
political, privilege discourse
@scarly
I think this applies more to some privilege than others. Like I am trans and grew up in a less than than friendly family, but otherwise decently privileged, so my experience with institutions is that they are helpful and good. Though this doesn't invalidate other people's experience though. I likely have had a better experience than others; plus, my institutions are different likely from your institutions.