"You? Me. What violence is it that make me feel safe?"
And, at this point, I think about how, for all the noise, the police NEVER ACTUALLY GOT "defunded", in fact their budgets are still as bloated as ever and they're still carrying military grade equipment, and our adoration of police and military and the perfect acceptance of violence so long as it's not people we know and it's not where we can see it.
If nothing else, the Berlin wall kept people safe from the Nazis in West Germany, where, even a decade after the camps, Nazis still made up a substantial portion of government officials.
First time I have read you, AR. Thank you for the reminder that open borders foster prosperity. You have busted loose some of the encrusted paint from the sash of my Overton Window.
"You? Me. What violence is it that make me feel safe?"
And, at this point, I think about how, for all the noise, the police NEVER ACTUALLY GOT "defunded", in fact their budgets are still as bloated as ever and they're still carrying military grade equipment, and our adoration of police and military and the perfect acceptance of violence so long as it's not people we know and it's not where we can see it.
People who are Nazi-adjacent, if you will.
If nothing else, the Berlin wall kept people safe from the Nazis in West Germany, where, even a decade after the camps, Nazis still made up a substantial portion of government officials.
First time I have read you, AR. Thank you for the reminder that open borders foster prosperity. You have busted loose some of the encrusted paint from the sash of my Overton Window.