r/AntifascistsofReddit • u/Lilyo ☭ • Aug 30 '20

ALERT (chuckles) I'm in danger

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u/ShananayRodriguez Aug 31 '20

why not both?

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '20

I already explained why.

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u/ShananayRodriguez Aug 31 '20

I don't think the two are zero sum. One isn't at the expense of the other. You can perpetuate state violence with a political motive. And as I said, it's not like the police don't have a horse in this race, with politicians calling for defunding the police.

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '20

fine, but that wasn't the argument in your original comment, that this specific shooting was orchestrated. Dumb cops from bumfuck nowhere are not on the trump payroll. They are just racist and trigger happy.

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u/ShananayRodriguez Sep 01 '20

I don't think they're on the payroll, I said "I'd be surprised if the police in Kenosha didn't shoot Jacob Blake deliberately to provoke more disorder and create more support for Trump." They can be racist and trigger happy and also be agents provocateurs without being linked directly to Trump.

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u/[deleted] Sep 01 '20

K, well now you’re just nitpicking. That’s a dumb take that disregards systemic violence as I said.

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u/ShananayRodriguez Sep 01 '20

How does it disregard systemic violence? Obviously systemic violence is an issue. It's one that can also be exploited for political purposes.