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  • Then what’s the way forward? Jan 6 V2 but this time it’s left wing people instead? Ok, then what? You can storm in and overthrow all the evil geriatrics and install the utopian government of your dreams, but then what do you do about the 50% of constituents who oppose that move?

    The bedrock of democracy is compromise. If you seize power and install a government that works to further your interests and not strike balance between your interests and their interests, you’re an authoritarian in disguise.




  • WiLiV@lemmy.worldtoWork Reform@lemmy.worldDe-escalation
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    1 year ago

    Because of the Implication!

    Police are people too, but even on a subconscious level no one in the public is really going to treat them that way. It’s impossible to treat someone who can theoretically decide your fate on a whim as an equal. The badge gives them control over you, to the extent that it’s difficult to even have a casual conversation with them for fear of accidentally revealing something about yourself that you don’t want them to know.

    When it comes to de-escalation, it’s even harder, since someone who is in a highly aggressive or stressful situation understands their freedom or even life may be on the line and is that much more likely to act in an irrational way. It’s the same effect you see when you back an animal into a corner. They’ll snap at you and fight for their life even if it’s obvious they won’t come out on top.