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Dotard: "The police are letting us live in peace" (Original Post) 5X Jun 2020 OP
American civilization is a thin veneer, apparently. maxsolomon Jun 2020 #1
"We got a kinder gentler machine gun hand"... wcmagumba Jun 2020 #2
And the definitions of "us" and "live" and "peace" ? Solly Mack Jun 2020 #3
Sounds like he is saying it could get worse. n/t 5X Jun 2020 #4
I read the full comment in the news and you're right. Solly Mack Jun 2020 #5
The people keep the peace, not the police. mobeau69 Jun 2020 #6

maxsolomon

(33,327 posts)
1. American civilization is a thin veneer, apparently.
Mon Jun 8, 2020, 07:14 PM
Jun 2020

The Police maintain order. They keep the poor of any race in their place, but especially the races with legitimate grievances. Without the Police's constant heavy hand, America would devolve quickly into mayhem and murder. Even with Police, you need keep a personal arsenal to protect your life and property.

Does that sound about right for Trumpist thinking? White people are fundamentally xenophobic and terrified.

wcmagumba

(2,886 posts)
2. "We got a kinder gentler machine gun hand"...
Mon Jun 8, 2020, 07:21 PM
Jun 2020

Neil Young....take away the "kinder gentler"....Keep on rockin in the free world....

Solly Mack

(90,764 posts)
3. And the definitions of "us" and "live" and "peace" ?
Mon Jun 8, 2020, 07:24 PM
Jun 2020

Because Breonna Taylor wasn't allowed to live in peace.

So, what does Trump mean exactly?

Because George Floyd wasn't allowed to live in peace.

Who is "us"?

Because Eric Garner wasn't allowed to live in peace.

Protesters aren't even allowed to protest in peace without being attacked.

So?????

Solly Mack

(90,764 posts)
5. I read the full comment in the news and you're right.
Reply to 5X (Reply #4)
Mon Jun 8, 2020, 07:31 PM
Jun 2020

He ends with "I want LAW AND ORDER". More or less shouts the last part.

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