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Trillo

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3. racism is a subset of authoritarianism

Reply to Blue_Tires (Reply #2)

Mon Oct 14, 2013, 07:24 PM

Oct 2013

when dealing with police-on-citizen interactions. It's a layered phenom. Racism may be invoked when the situation allows (mixed race interactions), authoritarianism is what enables all of it. Thus, there's always plausible deniability.

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Philly cops recorded in racially-abusive stop-and-frisk: �All you do is weaken the f�ing country� [View all] Garion_55 Oct 2013 OP

Hasn't everyone had such an encounter? NT Trillo Oct 2013 #1

If everyone DID have such an encounter, why are so many morons Blue_Tires Oct 2013 #2

racism is a subset of authoritarianism Trillo Oct 2013 #3

I have to say I'm really glad so many people have recording devices with them all the time gollygee Oct 2013 #4