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Is the U.S. a Police State? (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 months ago by TokenBoomer@lemmy.world to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world

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Let’s look at evidence:

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[–] BobGnarley@lemm.ee 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Rethinking the war on drugs would be a serious step to change a lot of this.

They'll let us all die before they ever consider that though.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

Nixon's War on Drugs was always intended as a tool to crush PoC and "hippie" counterculture revolutionaries.

Now it's an excuse to harass and cage migrants, too.