There are ways in which this country is going backwards. No, you're not supposed to call the police on someone and the police get to come and simply decide to kill that person. That is not the way it works in a free society... #PoliceReformNow theguardian.com/us-news/2023…

Shock and anger after fired worker killed by police at Oklahoma pork plant

Chiewelthap Mariar, 26-year-old Sudanese refugee, shot dead after police called to escort him from Seaboard Foods factory in Guymon

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You're cute. Where is this alleged "free society" you are describing?
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Replying to @House__Poseidon
It's an ideal. It isn't "cute" that so many people throughout our history have sacrificed their lives to expand the ideal. You sound as though nothing has ever gotten better; like abolition, women's suffrage, desegregation never made a difference in people's lives. But they did

Jan 21, 2023 · 12:51 AM UTC

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Replying to @marwilliamson
Good points. While I hope I didn't hurt your feelings (not sarcasm), I'm glad I got your attention. Why are so many ideals apparently divorced from reality? Or so difficult to implement? Has Liberalism been devoured by the monster, Post-modernity? Why does "liberalism" fail
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