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submitted 8 months ago by riwo@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/196@lemmy.blahaj.zone

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[–] MGN22@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Where did the term come from then?

[–] theparadox@lemmy.world 25 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Allegedly, British strikers in the 40's, maybe earlier. The phrase itself is older. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/ACAB

Might have been used by any number of groups upset with police. It's anti police.

Why are you trying to associate it with racist skinheads?

[–] Olgratin_Magmatoe@lemmy.world 16 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Why are you trying to associate it with racist skinheads?

It's a 1 month old account. Not a hard guess.

[–] oatscoop@midwest.social 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)

A heavily downvoted 1 month old account.

[–] diplodocus@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 8 months ago

Their 1 month old @MGN22@lemmy.ca alt account is no better.

[–] Thteven@lemmy.world 11 points 8 months ago

Anecdotal but I heard it was your mama.