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[–] Fleur_@aussie.zone 6 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

In America police violence is shown on tv and presented as a good thing actually, in china it's not on tv.

[–] SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 4 points 4 hours ago

And if you talk about police violence in China the police come to your house and tell you to stop.

If you don't stop you and your family dissappear.

[–] x00z@lemmy.world 6 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

Well the USA doesn't have Execution Vans yet if we're comparing.

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

Ok wow I bet those are coming here soon

[–] rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee 1 points 1 hour ago

We still have police in vans running around executing people with guns. I think we should really stop splitting hairs and just settle on both police forces being authoritarian death cultists.

[–] AntiBullyRanger@ani.social 11 points 11 hours ago

Jack Ma is just being educated to this day lemmy! Don't look behind the prisons!

[–] socsa@piefed.social 46 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

They made tankie 196? Gross.

[–] halva@sh.itjust.works 1 points 8 hours ago

tankie-inclusive chaser central

[–] hopeleft@lemmy.dbzer0.com 54 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

"OUR fair and just police vs THEIR brutal murderer cops"

They should learn that ACAB means "ALL cops are bastards", not "All cops in the US and not my beloved infallible glorious prc"

[–] Wanpieserino@lemm.ee 3 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

I vote for politicians that want certain laws.

Those laws become fact. Cops enforce them.

Why would they be a bastard?

I'mma be honest. I have never had a single interaction with a cop in Belgium. They just walk around sometimes.

[–] azulavoir@sh.itjust.works 7 points 8 hours ago

Generally it would be when they choose to selectively enforce those laws to unjustly do things to people they don't like.

If that doesn't happen where you are, count yourself very, very lucky.

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 15 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)

Looks like universal Monk has a new alt.. or is it noted sociopath linkerbaans alt?

[–] Eldritch@lemmy.world 6 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Damn linkerbaan, now there's a name I haven't heard in a while.

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 4 points 9 hours ago
[–] coffeeismydrug@lemm.ee 18 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (2 children)

honestly im glad someone has called it out, the US is BAD and China is also BAD but with highspeed rail and some better ideas along the way which is tbf GOOD. and if we are criticising everyone i want to know why rent and housing is so unaffordable in most of europe and why landleeches can reap. i also want to know why the hell life is worse for women in so many countries, looking at you india, iran and others. problems dont go away because u ignore them and yes sometimes less bad or least worst is progress too but we must strive for the best hard enough that if we fail to hit it we achieve at least good.

[–] SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

Yeah dictatorships are good if they build a train

[–] Jiggle_Physics@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 hours ago

Individuals are far too complex to be 100% anything, so the same applies to the added complexity of a state.