jessesgwozniak.bsky.social
Sociologist, Author of Policing Iraq
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Beautiful
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What is the difference between “being a bigot” and “being still in the process of learning” and why do you alone get to make that distinction?
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It's not the Marxists who need to adjust their analysis in light of all this, it's the folks who long argued the bureaucracy and other counter-balancing forces would never allow it
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China doesn’t even come close to how many people we imprison despite having 5x the population!
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“a giant system of internment camps built specifically to house millions of members of a despised ethnic minority”
Will, have you heard of the American prison system and ever seen any stats on who is held there?
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I’d say defending a rich guy who wouldn’t piss on you if you were on fire is the bigger chicken shit move. You’re just an Elon fan boy with a different oligarch to defend
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"Vote for us, we're the part of compassion and caring. If you don't vote for us, you deserve to die a painful death" is pretty much libs in a nutshell
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Even the civil rights movement, always held up as the poster for "peaceful" political advancement, was absolutely steeped in violence. Dr King's home was described by visitors as "an arsenal." A political movement without violence is a complete fantasy
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Yeah man, imagine an America where political violence exists. That would be crazy!
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Yglesias is also a Nazi, is the very obvious answer
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I'm not trying to spend all night arguing, but as someone with multiple immigrant family members and currently emigrating myself, it really rankles me when people act as if this is just some easy thing folks can do. If you understand the complexity, maybe don't throw out blithe statements about it
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And yet the insert highlights the pride of the UNI Panthers
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I don't have any power for intercession, that's the point. I have literally had potential grad students I sponsored be denied a visa despite my sponsorship. Immigration is vastly more complex than that!
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It is no coincidence America's only beloved politician constantly has a strong "this shit coulda been an email" vibe going on
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Owners spend their personal money on teams all the damn time. As they should! A sports team is not a business and only fools and bootlickers believe they are
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Yes, or they should sell the team for literally billions of dollars to someone else who will spend
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Too bad the owners of these teams are all poor and could not possibly afford to spend more than they currently are
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I thought the best way to convince people is to show them a chart and tell them they are wrong about their own lives