• ArmedHostage [none/use name]
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    4 years ago

    Obama massively pushed the militarization of police Including reupping the Byrne Grants after W Bush cut them back (used to fund police drug death squads) and allowing Asset Forfeiture (where the cops just take your stuff and you don't have much recourse, even if you're 100% innocent nor involved in any crime) to flourish.

    Biden will not be better than Obama on this file, he's always been a law & order guy and after 5 months of anti-police violence protests - the largest sustained protest in the history of the US - he hasn't backed down from this stance.

    • anthm17 [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      Yup.

      Obama built a fascist regime he just didn’t see the point in ruling it.

      • hotcouchguy [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        I mean, constructing a fascist death machine is just common sense bipartisan good policy.

        Using it too openly is tacky though.