Literally give the actual land back

  • eduardog3000 [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    a general understanding is literally give them the land back from the government that wrongfully stole it and allow them sovereignty over their land

    That's literally all the land in the country, 100% of it is stolen. It's impossible to give it all back. And land that white people are still living on is hardly land that's been "given back".

    This meme also implies personal responsibility, you have to give the land you live on back. I'm living in a house built on stolen land, the only way for me to give that land back is for me to leave. Anything less isn't "giving the land back".

    "Give the land back" is as nuanced as "abolish the police" (ie, not at all). Don't say it unless you mean what it literally means. When we say abolish the police we literally mean abolish the police, not "here's a 70 page essay about how we can reform policing".

    • drinkinglakewater [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      Oh cool I didn't know we just flip the big switch labeled "THE POLICE" to OFF and that there is no nuance or details or theoretical underpinnings or anything

      This is a meme not a fucking foundational text on how land back should work, who fucking cares if it implies personal responsibility? Having control over the land is getting it back, kinda like how controlling the means of production doesn't mean you have to put them in your pocket and take them with you everywhere.

      • eduardog3000 [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        Oh cool I didn’t know we just flip the big switch labeled “THE POLICE” to OFF and that there is no nuance or details or theoretical underpinnings or anything

        :yes-chad:

      • Shitbird [any]
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        3 years ago

        nooooo gona pull aprt a meme cuz it trigers me nooo