I live in Texas, and specifically in Austin for a while.
I don’t think the cops hide their contempt for Democrats, especially during the 2020 police riots. They were happy to do the bashing themselves, so they certainly weren’t going to stop some good ol’ boys from making it known that liberals aren’t welcome in their State/city.
Since when are urban-area cops any different?
Looking at Portland and Seattle cops- supposedly blue-country ‘liberal city’ and ‘liberal-run’, the venn diagram of blue-city cops to right-wing militias has a shockingly high amount of overlap. It’s as if both the police and right-wing militias recruit from the same pool
Part of the problem here in Seattle is that we don’t require our cops to live within the city. Almost all of them commute in from other areas and hate Seattle/city people.
Cities often have police that live in the suburbs or exurbs that have open contempt for the citizens and their values. Portland Oregon is a notable example. Really, most cities are good examples. NYC is kind of an exception since I think the NYPD have to live in the city, but they all just live in Long Island, which is the most suburban feeling borough
ETA: I don’t know what I’m talking about with NYPD. I’m adding extra boroughs :facepalm:
Listen to the song by the Beastie Boys called An Open Letter to NYC. It’s the easiest way to memorize things for most people, put it to a song, this song’s chorus is catchy and repeatable enough to maybe stick.
Good ol’ boys will be good ol’ boys.
They didn’t respond because they’re fine with intimidation and violence against Democrats.
Except that we’re not talking rural Texas here. San Marcos is a college town and almost a suburb of Austin thanks to urban sprawl.
Oh, trust me; I know.
I live in Texas, and specifically in Austin for a while.
I don’t think the cops hide their contempt for Democrats, especially during the 2020 police riots. They were happy to do the bashing themselves, so they certainly weren’t going to stop some good ol’ boys from making it known that liberals aren’t welcome in their State/city.
Just part of the culture.
Yep. The blueberry in tomato soup analogy is accurate.
Since when are urban-area cops any different? Looking at Portland and Seattle cops- supposedly blue-country ‘liberal city’ and ‘liberal-run’, the venn diagram of blue-city cops to right-wing militias has a shockingly high amount of overlap. It’s as if both the police and right-wing militias recruit from the same pool
Part of the problem here in Seattle is that we don’t require our cops to live within the city. Almost all of them commute in from other areas and hate Seattle/city people.
That’s most cities tbh
Overlap? It’s a perfect circle
Godamnit. I want to disagree so bad, but I can’t.
ACAB
Cities often have police that live in the suburbs or exurbs that have open contempt for the citizens and their values. Portland Oregon is a notable example. Really, most cities are good examples. NYC is kind of an exception since I think the NYPD have to live in the city, but they all just live in Long Island, which is the most suburban feeling borough
ETA: I don’t know what I’m talking about with NYPD. I’m adding extra boroughs :facepalm:
Yeah cops in cities don’t themselves live in the cities. They’re an occupying force, they can’t live there.
Long Island is not a borough of NYC.
Oh. Doh. Maybe I was thinking of Staten Island? IDK. Sorry for being a source of misinformation
Hey, I learned too.
All I know about Long Island is that it’s pronounced Lawn Guyland.
Listen to the song by the Beastie Boys called An Open Letter to NYC. It’s the easiest way to memorize things for most people, put it to a song, this song’s chorus is catchy and repeatable enough to maybe stick.
Queens, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Bronx, Staten Island are the five Burroughs
And the greatest of these is Brooklyn.