THREAD /1
What the Capitol insurgency reveals about white supremacy and law enforcement
Rashawn Ray
Make no mistake, the Capitol insurgency was about making America great for white people.
brookings.edu/blog/how-we-ri…
What the Capitol insurgency reveals about white supremacy and law enforcement
Rashawn Ray
Make no mistake, the Capitol insurgency was about making America great for white people.
brookings.edu/blog/how-we-ri…
White Supremacy Cops /2
In erecting a hangman’s noose,waving the Confederate flag &wearing white nationalist paraphernalia,including an Auschwitz Concentration Camp shirt,the domestic terrorists showed America they fundamentally believe in maintaining &enacting white supremacy.
In erecting a hangman’s noose,waving the Confederate flag &wearing white nationalist paraphernalia,including an Auschwitz Concentration Camp shirt,the domestic terrorists showed America they fundamentally believe in maintaining &enacting white supremacy.
White Supremacy Cops /3
Despite repeated warnings from the FBI and other national security agencies, the grossly inadequate security preparation by Capitol Police shows negligence at the least and conspiracy at the most among the upper echelons of law enforcement.
Despite repeated warnings from the FBI and other national security agencies, the grossly inadequate security preparation by Capitol Police shows negligence at the least and conspiracy at the most among the upper echelons of law enforcement.
White Supremacy Cops /4
“America should be honest about the fact that while many people are attracted to law enforcement because they truly want to protect and serve, there are others who seek out these jobs because they want to enforce white supremacist ideologies.”
“America should be honest about the fact that while many people are attracted to law enforcement because they truly want to protect and serve, there are others who seek out these jobs because they want to enforce white supremacist ideologies.”
White Supremacy Cops /5
For white supremacists, Blackness is viewed as an antithesis to white supremacy and anyone who actively and overtly embraces racial equity is a potential target of violence, even when the people doing the violence wear a badge.
For white supremacists, Blackness is viewed as an antithesis to white supremacy and anyone who actively and overtly embraces racial equity is a potential target of violence, even when the people doing the violence wear a badge.
White Supremacy Cops /6
“..Black officers reported being called the N word, repeatedly..during and after the mob destroyed &stole items from the offices of Democrats including House Speaker Pelosi &Congressman Clyburn, defecated on sacred ground &then smeared it down the hallway.
“..Black officers reported being called the N word, repeatedly..during and after the mob destroyed &stole items from the offices of Democrats including House Speaker Pelosi &Congressman Clyburn, defecated on sacred ground &then smeared it down the hallway.
White Supremacy Cops /7
“.. Regardless, participation by some officers should not be surprising considering the infiltration of white supremacists in law enforcement. America has never truly dealt with the roots of law enforcement that link back to slave patrols..”
“.. Regardless, participation by some officers should not be surprising considering the infiltration of white supremacists in law enforcement. America has never truly dealt with the roots of law enforcement that link back to slave patrols..”
White Supremacy Cops /8
“..The insurgents believe the Capitol is their building and they are its only rightful heirs. They deem America and everything it has to offer to only be theirs, while everyone else is either here to serve them or should leave..”
“..The insurgents believe the Capitol is their building and they are its only rightful heirs. They deem America and everything it has to offer to only be theirs, while everyone else is either here to serve them or should leave..”
White Supremacy Cops /9
“..they not only felt emboldened by Trump and other politicians complicit in the Capitol coup, but they were shown directly from previous interactions with law enforcement at government buildings that nothing would happen..”
“..they not only felt emboldened by Trump and other politicians complicit in the Capitol coup, but they were shown directly from previous interactions with law enforcement at government buildings that nothing would happen..”
White Supremacy Cops /10
“..17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse drove from Il &killed Black Lives Matter protesters in WI. He walked straight past law enforcement w/the loaded AR-15 rifle he used to kill the &police simply told him to go home..”
“..17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse drove from Il &killed Black Lives Matter protesters in WI. He walked straight past law enforcement w/the loaded AR-15 rifle he used to kill the &police simply told him to go home..”
White Supremacy Cops /11
“..People like Rittenhouse were be able to drive to Washington, DC, park a vehicle with bombs and guns on residential streets, and walk to the Capitol and take it over..”
“..People like Rittenhouse were be able to drive to Washington, DC, park a vehicle with bombs and guns on residential streets, and walk to the Capitol and take it over..”
White Supremacy Cops /12
“..the domestic terrorists’ boldness w/law enforcement is much deeper than just recent incidents. Their experiences w/law enforcement throughout their lifetimes show them how police often privilege whiteness over blackness..”
“..the domestic terrorists’ boldness w/law enforcement is much deeper than just recent incidents. Their experiences w/law enforcement throughout their lifetimes show them how police often privilege whiteness over blackness..”
White Supremacy Cops /13
“..They are accustomed to police officers being deferential with them. They are accustomed to being entitled to spew white nationalist rhetoric in settings where police are present..”
“..They are accustomed to police officers being deferential with them. They are accustomed to being entitled to spew white nationalist rhetoric in settings where police are present..”
White Supremacy Cops /15
“.. The Capitol coup is the mirror we needed to overcome our warped sense of American exceptionalism..
It means realizing that the American Civil War &Nazi Germany began just like this..”
“.. The Capitol coup is the mirror we needed to overcome our warped sense of American exceptionalism..
It means realizing that the American Civil War &Nazi Germany began just like this..”
White Supremacy Cops /16
It means being courageous to admit that what happened at the Capitol is who we are as the United States. It means realizing that being silent on this issue is accepting the side of white supremacy..”
It means being courageous to admit that what happened at the Capitol is who we are as the United States. It means realizing that being silent on this issue is accepting the side of white supremacy..”
White Supremacy Cops /17
“..So, if you are worried, scared, or fearful, you should be. How will we respond to fight for the soul of America?”
“..So, if you are worried, scared, or fearful, you should be. How will we respond to fight for the soul of America?”
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