• Singletona082English
    96•3 months 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.

    • @Ooops@feddit.org
      14•3 months 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.

    • @krashmo@lemmy.world
      11•3 months 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.