• Singletona082@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    56
    ·
    5 hours ago

    #DOES THIS SURPRISE ANYONE?!

    It was never about ‘criminals.’ It was about creating an ‘other’ underclass that can’t fight back, and persecuting them to draw attention and focus away from the real problems.

    • krashmo@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      2
      ·
      1 hour ago

      I think there’s quite a few brown people in America surprised by this. I’m not sure how that’s possible but it is the reality of the level of political engagement we’re dealing with in this country.

    • Ooops@feddit.org
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      10
      ·
      5 hours ago

      draw attention and focus away from the real problems

      …and the additional ones intentionally created just so a few morons can get even more power.