I've seen multiple "progressive" people condemning the actions of @decolonize_this and the #FTP actions going on today in NYC. Here's a thread on why that's bullshit :)
New Yorkers have been begging for YEARS for affordable transportation options. In response, the MTA has increased subway fees, while doing NOTHING to improve the quality of the Subways
Recently, there has been a huge increase in police presence on subways. CHILDREN- specifically black and brown children- have been brutalized and arrested by police for jumping turnstiles, or swiping each other in.
For people of color, increased police presence does NOT = safety. Through broken windows policing (the criminalization of small offenses in the name of "public safety,") the NYPD has created a system in which they victimize black and brown people without consequence.
