Tyfud

Never attribute to malice, that which can more easily be explained by narcissism.

I can carry 8 modern hand grenades, or 2 of those things.

The news coverage on this was the point. Bringing awareness to her people's situation.

:line cook kiss:

The origin of the police in the US was a group hired in a state by the governor to return slaves to their slave owners.

Then they were contracted to protect the properties of the wealthy slave owners when there was a revolt about capturing slaves (some who were "free men"),and they put down that revolt with violence.

Since then, police have been conscripted to protect wealth from the lower class, by the wealthy. That was, and has been their main purpose in the US. It is not to protect and serve, that's just a slogan they made up out of thin air and has no legal backing or requirement.

They exist for the wealthy, to stay wealthy and protect their interests/property.

Before the police, we had US Marshals, and that worked great. But they wouldn't go after slaves for slave owners, so they invented the police.

Edit: I'll include an article that talks about some of this.

The Mezzanine Massive Attack album.

The whole thing. First song to the last. Just listen to it.

And if you finish that: Dark Side of the Moon from Floyd.

And if you finish that, Sound and Fury from Sturgill Simpson. Bonus points if you have Netflix and watch the animated it's written for (ultra baller)

Oh man, blast from the past.

That was my jam, way, way, way, way back when ;)

Was a RR10 Enchanter and RR10 Blademaster, plus a TL for both classes. I think my account is still lifetime comped.

Put wayyyy too much time into that :P

You could be correct.

However, Europe's "right" is America's "left".

The political situation might be semantically similar, but the political policymaking is a vastly different situation between the two.

Europe, universally, believes in healthcare as a right, for example.

They won't oppose each other. They may not like each other at some point, but their goals are completely aligned, which is the fascist takeover of america by Corporate interests.

Correct.

However, we can make sure his legacy remains as tarnished and full of disgust as Hitler and Mussolini's. We owe it to the trump crime family to make them historical caricatures of pure evil.

Yeah, like the Edison comparison isn't a positive one.

He's talking broadly, to Americans. Which you and I are. And he's right, we deserve this. As a country.

As an individual, neither of us do, since we fought and voted against him. But that's not what OP was saying. He wasn't addressing you specifically, but our nation in the second person.