• UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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    7 days ago

    We need cops to realize that MAGA will absolutely turn on them

    If the police had joined the mob and helped them storm the capital, they wouldn’t have been attacked on Jan 6th. In fact, many of the rioters were - themselves - police, ex-military, or members of private security services.

    Most of these thin blue line MAGA types totally fantasize about killing the cops they think are “oppressing” them

    Sure. Because it’s a cool Rambo-esque fantasy where you single-handedly beat a group of trained professionals at their own game.

    But in practice? A meager handful of capital security guards were able to bar the doors and secure exit for the legislature, despite hundreds of protesters trying to storm the building. It remains a fantasy for a reason.

    The real victory of MAGA has been in replacing leadership at these paramilitary agencies and turning them against the general public. Not in forming an anti-cop lynch mob.