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Though he did clarify they don't have a worse police state than the US. He just both-sides it.
Edit - It's a law of hexbear that every discussion must turn into a struggle session. Especially if the discussion involves China.
:azan:
Though he did clarify they don't have a worse police state than the US. He just both-sides it.
Edit - It's a law of hexbear that every discussion must turn into a struggle session. Especially if the discussion involves China.
To me this just sounds like deciding that the term police has a fixed absolute definition and that you have to change the name to something more complicated to make it good and acceptable under communism, theres no reason you can't just have a socialist/communist police force thats different from bourgeoise police forces, also theres the fact that a neighboorhood watch, while good for most crimes, is limited in scope and ability and theres still gonna be a use and need for an overarching force that can handle specialized issues and crimes that span more than just a community.
it's not changing the fucking name, it's literal replacement with something better. when people call to 'abolish the police' they call to abolish the fucked up system of an armed group of thugs that have impunity to law. cuba has 8 million people in their fucking neighborhood watch, and yes they still have a smaller force that handles specialized issues, but the fact that 80 percent of their population takes place in their neighborhood watch is what keeps their country the way it is, and is far more aligned with the idea of communism than having anything comparable to the police in the US.