It's good that more ppl are aware of the overlap between law enforcement, vigilante militias, and white nationalist organizing, but I'm also disturbed by the discourse that one has "infiltrated" the other. They are the same. #DefundPolice #AbolishPolice theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
The overlap between law enforcement and white nationalism isn't a recent event. One is inseparable from the other. If police departments evolved from slave patrols, then policing begins with the goal of white nationalism. #DefundPolice #AbolishPolice worxintheory.wordpress.com/2014/12/07/ori…
A cursory review of US history reveals this: Sundown towns, the birth of the KKK, race riots in which police watched white ppl to destroy neighborhoods of color. Policing and white nationalism have been bonded from their inception. #DefundPolice #AbolishPolice
Law enforcement in a nation where racism is the law has always been a safe place for white nationalists to do their work legally. This is crucial for us to understand if we are to address this violence honestly and with real solutions. #DefundPolice #AbolishPolice
We say #DefundPolice because we know the roots of these systems, the violence they've always legally inflicted, and the myriad oppressive structures they protect and hold together. It's a demand rooted in a broad analysis, and anyone who opposes it supports white nationalism.
P.S. Also, if we understand this history and discourse properly, "blue lives matter" paraphernalia and messaging are a branch of white nationalism, are inherently racist and threatening, and should be seen and treated as such. #DefundPolice #AbolishPolice
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