• finkrat@lemmy.world
    274·
    9 hours ago

    This doesn’t seem to mirror my experiences, is the DNC actually pushing a position of not worrying about the situation? Or is this in relation to lack of newsworthy action from a lot of the party heads? /gen

    • andros_rex@lemmy.world
      141·
      3 hours ago

      As a trans person that has been begging anyone to intervene in my state for the past 4 years - being told over and over again that the shit that was happening was not happening… yeah.

      Kinda like how Nex Benedict murdered and no one cared. A trans woman in Grove disappeared a few years ago and her body just turned up - cops probably did it but no one will ever look into it.

      It’s been happening here ALREADY. I’ve been SCREAMING about it for years and no one’s listened. Now the fascists are at everyone’s door.

      Cops in Oklahoma routinely slaughter people. The feds have been trying to shut down OKC County jail for years because people die. They’ll often kick them out right before they are about to die so it doesn’t draw attention. Multiple deaths in Cleveland County jail too. Ten deaths in three years - just the ones they can’t cover up ofc.

      Wanna see an OKC cop slam a geriatric man into the ground? I can’t watch the video - but our AG Drummond didn’t think it was worth pursuing charges. I’ve always felt safe - one year walking to Pride overhearing them complain about needing to protect “the gays, the Mexicans and the Asians.”

      (If you really really want to go off the deep end - look up what happened to Terrence Yeakey - and think about how many shitbag OKC cops would have been upset about Waco. Flowers of the Killer Moon is a good indicator of Oklahoma’s commitment to investigations and justice…)

      Idabel cops wish they could still lynch people.

      Cops in Tulsa drug and rape kids.

      Edit: re NEX because HOLY FUCKING SHIT WHY HAS NO ONE DONE ANYTHING

      Hey doc - what’s the LD50 on Prozac and Benadryl? You can take a bottle of Benadryl - certainly a very bad time, but not particularly deadly. I know drugs have interactions, but that’s a pretty mild one. If it was the Prozac, wouldn’t the COD be serotonin syndrome…? Combined toxicity… hmmm…There wasn’t a chief coroner at the time either - Stitt was doing the Trump thing by just leaving a bunch of government offices unfilled while waiting for friends special enough to give the money and power to, and also was trying to pretend that COVID wasn’t happening.

      First reports said they died of head injury in hospital. I hop onto /pol/ as I’m want to do, they start speculating on suicide. Pretty sure Alex Jones said it’s suicide? Lots of eyes on the state, National media attention. Owasso might have already even been under investigation for fucky shit with sped students (which, tbh every school in Oklahoma should be). Lots of talk about terrible Ryan Walters policies (he appointed LibsOfTikTok to like a content review position - she got death threats called into Union High I think - near Tulsa - because she harassed some librarian there).

      [No one seems to acknowledge that trans teachers exist/are affected by these things lol - another of those things where I’ve called and been ignored by everyone from Lambda Legal to Tim Walz - like sorry, I shouldn’t be pissing next to your 14 year old daughter. Like yeah we had the staffs, but I also can’t make it there and back in 5 minutes without all of my bathroom scales being disappearing to be reused for far more economically productive uses. Fucking sucks, because I had year 3 of 4 done of the TEACH grant and was hoping for public service. Alons-y with the dreams of elsewhere.]

      We wait for the report. (Istg people were pointing out the lack of coroner at the time.)

      Report comes out. Ope, it was suicide. Sad sad sad. Another statistic. Another dead trans kid. Maybe it is a mental illness after all and they just need treatment. Lots of “her” and even lots of kinder but maybe misguided “him.” A complete amnesia that Nex was indigenous, tying this further into the curse that underlies all Oklahoman soil.

      The Owasso investigation concluded with some really damning results. Those are worth digging up at least. I can tell you it’s bad everywhere. I’ve BEEN TELLING PEOPLE (FEDS, CONGRESS PEOPLE, DEMS, ADVOCACY ORGS) THESE THINGS FOR SO FUCKING LONG IM SICK OF IT!

      • bitcrafter@programming.dev
        6·
        3 hours ago

        “We are picking the most important fights and lying down on the train tracks on those fights.” - also Schumer, immediately after saying that.

        • Sergio@slrpnk.netEnglish
          2·
          2 hours ago

          Exactly. In the cartoon above, “pulling the trigger” would be “the most important fight”.

    • AES_Enjoyer@reddthat.comEnglish
      346·
      9 hours ago

      This doesn’t seem to mirror my experiences, is the DNC actually pushing a position of not worrying about the situation?

      Biden had immunity to do literally anything to prevent the rise of fascism. What he did: nothing.

  • Prime_Minister_Keyes@lemm.ee
    161·
    9 hours ago

    From the depths of history, Vasily Grossman once again:

    One of the most astonishing human traits that came to light at this time was obedience. There were cases of huge queues being formed by people awaiting execution – and it was the victims themselves who regulated the movement of these queues. […] And it wasn’t merely tens of thousands, or hundreds of thousands, but hundreds of millions of people who were the obedient witnesses of this slaughter of the innocent. Nor were they merely obedient witnesses: when ordered to, they gave their support to this slaughter, voting in favor of it amid a hubbub of voices. […] What does this tell us? That a new trait has suddenly appeared in human nature? No, this obedience bears witness to a new force acting on human beings. The extreme violence of totalitarian social systems proved able to paralyze the human spirit throughout whole continents. A man who has placed his soul in the service of Fascism declares an evil and dangerous slavery to be the only true good. Rather than overtly renouncing human feelings, he declares the crimes committed by Fascism to be the highest form of humanitarianism; he agrees to divide people up into the pure and worthy and the impure and unworthy. The instinct for self-preservation is supported by the hypnotic power of world ideologies. These call people to carry out any sacrifice, to accept any means, in order to achieve the highest of ends: the future greatness of the motherland, world progress, the future happiness of mankind, of a nation, of a class. […] The violence of a totalitarian State is so great as to be no longer a means to an end; it becomes an object of mystical worship and adoration. […] Another fact that allowed Fascism to gain power over men was their blindness. A man cannot believe that he is about to be destroyed. The optimism of people standing on the edge of the grave is astounding.

  • crusa187@lemmy.ml
    562·
    12 hours ago

    “You know, maybe if we write another really strongly worded letter protesting this madness, they’ll change their minds and this will all blow over!”

  • DarkCloud@lemmy.world
    321·
    9 hours ago

    Are they three different species?

    I get two of them are supposed to be humans, and the police a faceless enemy, but it feels like something unconscious was accidentally said visually.

    Lady’s tiny like a Hobbit or a Troll or something.

    • bitjunkie@lemmy.world
      131·
      10 hours ago

      The premise is jackboot cops fucking with a black person and your takeaway is that the artist is racist?

      • DarkCloud@lemmy.world
        111·
        9 hours ago

        I said unconscious… I even stated “accidentally” and said it was visual.

        But yes sometimes visual shorthand accidentally enforces an unintended message. Just like black people can be racist, or Jewish people Antisemitic - antifascist art can sometimes accidentally say that fascism is strength, indomitable, or all powerful.

        Two cops, beer guts, and laughing together, might be a more accurate description of American fascism.

    • big_slap@lemmy.world
      18·
      11 hours ago

      the blue donkey is the DNC, a caricature of how the democrats are represented. its similar to how the republican party is depicted as an elephants.

      I don’t see anything racist about this, wouldn’t think too deeply about how its drawn

      • DarkCloud@lemmy.world
        217·
        10 hours ago

        Standing, she’d be about the height of one of the cops legs. I get that some people are short, just has an awkward read visually (fascists can be stopped, cops can be hurt, they’re not invincible or superior).

          • DarkCloud@lemmy.world
            111·
            9 hours ago

            I didn’t say anything about a stereotype being applied, except to the fascist imagery (that they’re ubermensch/strong).

            I’m starting to think people aren’t able to read what I’m saying. No wonder you guys are peacefully accepting the new regime as if it’s all powerful. You all seem defeated and trapped in your ideological mindsets.

            Good luck.

            • The Octonaut@mander.xyz
              6·
              9 hours ago

              That’s not what you said. You said the black lady was like “a dwarf or a troll”. Maybe the problem is you being able to read what you wrote?

              • DarkCloud@lemmy.world
                26·
                9 hours ago

                I never mentioned her race. I actually have a heavy redlight filter on my phone and thought it was a depiction of a Mexican woman. I said something about her height, not her race

                But I agree she is depicted as super humanly short, or rather the cop is being depicted as super humanly tall - as an untouchable ubermensch.

        • Tattorack@lemmy.world
          101·
          9 hours ago

          Yeah… You know, there is something being said here, but you’re completely missing the point.

          Let me put it another way; the cop is Goliath, symbolically. A big, giant, well armed brute that beats down on a minority. Get it now?

        • big_slap@lemmy.world
          4·
          9 hours ago

          lol I see what you are saying, but I think you’re being critical of the artistic liberties taken when drawing this