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Beeswax's avatar

"By destroying the statue, do you mean to attack the man or the symbol? Do you mean to attack his slave-holding, or his striving for a free and democratic republic? Sometimes, it’s hard to be sure."

It's not really that hard, but it is painful. Our dare-I-say patriotic hearts and minds rebel against the fact that politicians, professors, doctors, are rooting for the destruction of the United States of America as we know it, or, as they prefer to put it: its dismantling. A bloodless coup is in process, with the backing and full participation of the younger generation of social justice warriors who have no particular allegiance to or love for the country they live in.

The strategy is effective. Ridicule, criticize, and obliterate every single symbol of democracy that we hold dear and take for granted. Even Thomas Jefferson? Oh yes, moldy old racist. Even Martin Luther King? Haha, handkerchief head. Even Abraham Lincoln? Meh, too little too late. The First Amendment? Dangerous racist garbage. Into the river with all of it, it's a new day.

As well as:

The nuclear family, which according to educators is a hellhole of transphobic beliefs in which children are prevented from realizing their true genders. Don't trust your parents, is the refrain now, as the school nurse administers testosterone for 14 year-olds behind their parents' backs.

The police, a murderous arm of the state whose only function is to kill black people. Shoplifting is a radical act.

The SATs and other exams designed to measure whether or not our kids have learned anything in school? Why prove basic competency in reading and math in order to go to college? What's the degree for, exactly? Equity, and equity alone.

Math. Beethoven. Shakespeare. Dr. Seuss. Dr. Seuss? See?

From the ridiculous to the fundamental, this is how it's done. Don't doubt your crying eyes.

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Todd Howman's avatar

police are the enforcers of the state, murderous or otherwise.

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Beeswax's avatar

It's the "bad guy" connotation I was aiming for there, which is all progressive activists focus on. But not all police functions are negative in terms of enforcement. They protect people, settle disputes nonviolently, arrest bad guys, etc. This is why Defund the Police campaigns are being rolled back. Black people recognize the need for, and feel safer with, police in their community, as does everyone else, despite BLM rhetoric.

However, in technical terms, you are absolutely right, police are the enforcers of the state.

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jt's avatar

The number of "murderous" rampages the police went on in 2020? Almost EVERYBODY would be off by an order of magnitude or two. MOst Liberals guess around 1000, some 10,000. Anyone care for FACTS of matter? BLM sure don't.

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jt's avatar

For those who have eyes, see.

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Just me's avatar

The self-impressed gadfly strikes again.

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