The power of lynching didn't lie just in killing Black ppl, tho it did do that.

The power of lying more broadly existed in the publicity of lynching picnics & lynching postcards—in the fear stoked BY lynchings to terrorize many.

Many of us are being threatened with lynching.
The power of police killings don't just lie in killing Black ppl, tho they do do that.

The power broadly exists in the publicity of body cams & social media images of cop slayings—in the fear stoked BY police to terrorize many.

Many of us are being threatened with lynching.
The power of police welfare check executions don't just lie in killing Black ppl, tho they do do that.

The power broadly exists in making Black ppl afraid to call ANY govt phone # for help, EVER, for ANY reason.

Many of us are being threatened with lynching.
The power of a video showing Black Lives Matter & press being killed by the president doesn't just lie in his supporters killing BLM & journso, tho it may cause that.

The power broadly exists in making journso, Black ppl, activists & dissenters afraid of being lynched.
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