AOC: "We stand here just two days after President [sic] #Trump gave unconditional pardons to violenct criminals who attacked the Capitol, and these are the people who want you to believe they're 'keeping criminals off the streets.'"
@GottaLaff
You just have to understand they see "criminal" as something you are, not something you do. Poor minorities are born "criminals" regardless of whether they ever do something illegal. Likewise, White dudes aren't "criminals" regardless of how many crimes they commit. Similarly, poor brown people are "illegal immigrants" even if their families have been citizens for generations, while White immigrants, like Elon Musk, are fine even if they didn't follow the rules when they came here.
@VATVSLPR @GottaLaff Exactly. @pluralistic does an excellent job laying out how the "buffers of space, time, and class" are used to build power here: https://pluralistic.net/2025/01/06/how-the-sausage-gets-made/
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