Saw someone talking about the "dual State" in Nazi Germany (the two different experiences of "business as usual" government for some people while others were targets of extreme state violence), & she posited that this is the situation in "Trump's America."

To which I say, yes, BUT it has *always* been a reality in the United States. Frankly, it's probably one of those things they got from us & not the other way around.

What privileged white folks think of as "normal" is anything but.

@artemis this is one of those stark truths that is literally hidden from so many of the privileged. I hate that I went so long not understanding it, but I’m glad I know it now.