Democratic politicians supported the proliferation of law enforcement, on public transportation, in schools, even inside homes, a move that has only served to increase the number of people killed by police. Democratic policies are what first empowered the police to become a violent force against the left and in deference to Trump. What Trump understands is that the glory, power, and social currency of the police serve as the backbone for authoritarianism in the United States. It is a militaristic, hyper masculine system which is impervious to change and maddeningly difficult to monitor.

Archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20250307132201/https://libertiesjournal.com/online-articles/democrats-paid-for-trumps-army/

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    I’m just curious: can you name a single bad thing that Donald Trump has done?

    Edit: note, he appears to be unable to criticize Republicans directly. Curious, that.

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      It’s very binary to assume critique of one implies support for the other. Republicans crimes don’t need to be tallied because they wear them on their sleeves for all to see, they will tell the public to their face what they are gonna do. Liberals on the other hand are more covert in their actions, talk one thing, legislate like their Republican counterparts. That’s how their ratchet effect works.

      Liberals are very selective in what they are outraged about. Turn a blind eye when BlueMAGA does something, and screech bad when MAGA does the same thing. Or ignore things like Biden giving trump everything needed to ‘finish the job’ while only focusing on trump saying he will finish the job.

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        So, no?

        Republicans crimes don’t need to be tallied because they wear them on their sleeves for all to see

        Shouldn’t be hard for you to call one out and decry it then. Just pick one.

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                  I complain when democrats act like republicans. Maybe you should consider advocating for them to do something else for fucking once.

                  Or just dump insults at your left because you only punch left.

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                    While the liberal is part of the oppressor, he is the most powerless segment within that group. Therefore when he seeks to talk about change, he always confronts the oppressed rather than the oppressor. He does not seek to influence the oppressor, he seeks to influence the oppressed. He says to the oppressed, time and time again, “You don’t need guns, you are moving too fast, you are too radical, you are too extreme.” He never says to the oppressor, “You are too extreme in your treatment of the oppressed,” because he is powerless among the oppressors, even if he is part of that group; but he has influence, or, at least, he is more powerful than the oppressed, and he enjoys this power by always cautioning, condemning, or certainly trying to direct and lead the movements of the oppressed.

                    Kwame Ture