There should be a word for what it means when an entire government is knowingly inflicting trauma on its citizens.

Dec 27, 2020 · 4:47 AM UTC

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Replying to @marwilliamson
Ask Black people. Black wall street. Tuskegee syphilis study. Redlining. Environmental racism... white supremacy ideology. THOSE are some terms, lived experiences, whatever u wanna call it- those terms represent what you're talking about.
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There is a word that accurately describes it: trumpism.
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Replying to @marwilliamson
There should be a word for what it means when an entire citizenry ALLOWS an entire government to knowingly inflict trauma on it over and over and over.. Apathy doesn't even seem to cover it. WHY do we continue to bend over and just take it?? WHY?
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Replying to @marwilliamson
There already is: Republicanism
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Replying to @marwilliamson
The United States military is used to take down governments like the one you’re describing
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Replying to @marwilliamson
In the US, we don't think twice about dropping $70,000 missiles on poor brown people But, when we talk about providing healthcare, food or shelter to our own citizens, we all of a sudden become very cost conscious #ForceTheVote nitter.vloup.ch/StPetersShadow/s…
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