Hundreds of workers and civil rights leaders in Kansas City expressed anger over efforts to redraw congressional maps to favor Republicans. Advocates say they're working to keep the same from happening to Missouri, even as President Trump declares that the state "is now IN."

cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/44551504

Hundreds of workers and civil rights leaders in Kansas City expressed anger over efforts to redraw congressional maps to favor Republicans. Advocates say they’re working to keep the same from happening to Missouri, even as President Trump declares that the state “is now IN.”

  • wheezy@lemmy.ml
    5·
    13 hours ago

    Why do people always use examples of China? There are significantly more violent and worse examples in recent history from the very country you are complaining about (USA).

    It just comes off like “oh we’re turning into this bad thing” instead of realizing the reality that even our recent history is filled with significantly more violence and oppression than China could ever dream of.

    It’s how we got to this point. Though I agree with your other point. I just got distracted by “Tiannamen Square”.

    • skuzz@discuss.tchncs.de
      6·
      13 hours ago

      We don’t teach ourselves our own history, it could cut into the sales of Big Macs, iPhones, and Ford trucks.

      • wheezy@lemmy.ml
        2·
        7 hours ago

        I just want to live in a world where someone (like the comment that replied to me mentioning Tainnaman Square) mentions something like the MOVE bombing. Instead of some “boogieman” that fuels xenophobia.

        We aren’t living in China in the 1980s. We can point to historical events that have brought us here that are significantly more relevant.

        But, the average American knows more about “tank man” than they do their own history of state violence. It just frustrates me and caused me to go off on a tangent. Thanks for the laugh though.