‘We know that in a society where everyone’s needs are met, we would no longer need to fear being unable to pay for our health care, or losing our jobs and going hungry, or being hurt by desperate, disillusioned people.’
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‘Yet many of us accept the violence, limitations, and boundaries imposed by the system as though they are natural laws–inalterable, inevitable, and final–and view everyday people as an existential threat to control, contain, and manage.
We take so much media literacy for granted these days, but it was revelatory when I first saw a tweet, say, directly comparing the headlines the news media uses when a person of color is the perpetrator or victim of a violent crime, versus the ones they use for white people in similar situations.
As Thin Blue Line flags claiming to represent solidarity with law enforcement became a familiar sight at far-right actions, it grew particularly difficult to separate xenophobia and general paranoia from the police officer brand.
It’s more than disheartening to watch the city become increasingly militarized as education budgets are slashed and social programs lose funding and city libraries can’t afford to be open seven days a week.’