Compare and Contrast as White Racist Privilege as Policy Kills (Again).

[Soph0571]

Link to tweet

This is weird. A couple weeks back, I saw dudes with MAGA-wear and carrying heavy artillery storm the state house in my hometown of Lansing. Not a single canister of tear gas was deployed.

Link to tweet

Can't quite put my finger on why heavily armed Trump supporters are allowed to stop traffic and storm state houses out of dislike for public safety measures, but unarmed people protesting police murders are met with tear gas and stun grenades, can someone help me

Not surprising. But at this point I just wish they could try and pretend to be at least slightly subtle about their white supremacist privilege. That would just be polite...

As an added bonus - the police are using tear gas during a respiratory virus pandemic. What genius thought that through? BAME communities disproportionately affected by this virus - that attacks the lungs - lets gas them... Good grief

[betsuni]

1. K&R

[Solly Mack]

2. K&R

[Cha]

3. It's just too sad what's going on here.

Thank you for these tweets pointing out the contrast, Soph.

Both Retweeted.

[safeinOhio]

4. We can learn from it.

All ways take big guns to demos. New bans would pop up the next day.

[Kaiserguy]

5. If your white

and Reich-Wing even without guns you would be safe. They just bring the guns to show that they are very small men and need help to feel big

[3Hotdogs]

12. That's what the Panthers learned.

California had some version of open carry. Cops were brutalizing blacks. Panthers began following cop cars. Panthers carried shotguns and got out of their cars when cops interacted with civilians.

Charges of police brutality ceased.

Governor Ronnie Raygun responded by having the state legislature ban open carry.

[safeinOhio]

13. That's what I was thinking.

First ban on open carry was by St. Ronnie.

[malaise]

6. I'll take institutional racism for a true daily double Alex

Duh!

[RandiFan1290]

8. Welcome Back to DU

[Soph0571]

10. Which troll was it

I just saw the comment and reported it... figured it was a rerun of a previous incarnation of nasty

[RandiFan1290]

17. One of many

returning trolls

[Lonestarblue]

9. KKK lovers have infiltrated police departments around the country.

The FBI warned about more than a decade ago. When Democrats are in control again, we need the DOJ to tackle white supremacists. They especially need to be kicked out of police departments.

[Alacritous Crier]

11. K&R

[ouija]

14. Great points

[Hermit-The-Prog]

15. "What genius thought that through?" What makes you think they didn't?

It's pretty obvious they want to inflict harm on certain people. They're very selective.

[Soph0571]

18. Yeah that is the scariest thing about it...

The fact that that may be the point

[brer cat]

16. K&R