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Denial is over. Climate change is happening. But why do we still act like it's not?
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this post was submitted on 20 Nov 2023
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We live in a world where money is Supreme. And we live such that if we tried to go strike or protest in some form, we would be out of a job and living on the streets pretty quick. It's all by design.
Or you can be shot in the face by a cop with a teargas canister.
But, dont forget, we live in the most prosperous times... I guess.
Guy in my city is now a single eyed man after peacefully protesting at a BLM gathering and being shot in the face with a tear gas canister. What a world.
Yes. My guess is that, soon enough, just wearing a police uniform will be enough to end up on kill lists.
Kind of like Colombia during narco wars, except it's going to be everywhere, no matter what kind of cop.
Cops will need to watch their backs even more when people have less and less to lose, and believe less and less in the 'rule of law' that constantly fucks them over.