▲ 59 ▼ The U.S. Homicide Rate is 60% Higher than Iran’s; Yet The U.S. Calls Iran“Barbaric” (hrnews1.substack.com) submitted 5 months ago by theHRguy@lemmy.world to c/latestagecapitalism@lemmy.world 16 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] theolodis@feddit.org 2 points 5 months ago (1 child) Who was killed for not wearing a hat? When was that? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] username_1@programming.dev 1 point 5 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] theolodis@feddit.org 2 points 5 months ago (1 child) This woman died of police brutality, this happens a lot in the us, here is a list for January of this year. Add to that all the mysterious deaths, like this one, or the people dying in ICE custody permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] username_1@programming.dev 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] theolodis@feddit.org 2 points 5 months ago I am saying that cops are bastards, no matter where. It doesn't matter if they arrest you for not wearing a hijab, or for looking like a Mexican. Every country has their share of police brutality, it just gets worse in autocratic governments. But demonizing Iranians as barbarians will not contribute to the solution of the problem, and only feed the racism towards people of middle eastern heritage. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] username_1@programming.dev 1 point 5 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] theolodis@feddit.org 2 points 5 months ago (1 child) This woman died of police brutality, this happens a lot in the us, here is a list for January of this year. Add to that all the mysterious deaths, like this one, or the people dying in ICE custody permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] username_1@programming.dev 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] theolodis@feddit.org 2 points 5 months ago I am saying that cops are bastards, no matter where. It doesn't matter if they arrest you for not wearing a hijab, or for looking like a Mexican. Every country has their share of police brutality, it just gets worse in autocratic governments. But demonizing Iranians as barbarians will not contribute to the solution of the problem, and only feed the racism towards people of middle eastern heritage. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] theolodis@feddit.org 2 points 5 months ago (1 child) This woman died of police brutality, this happens a lot in the us, here is a list for January of this year. Add to that all the mysterious deaths, like this one, or the people dying in ICE custody permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] username_1@programming.dev 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] theolodis@feddit.org 2 points 5 months ago I am saying that cops are bastards, no matter where. It doesn't matter if they arrest you for not wearing a hijab, or for looking like a Mexican. Every country has their share of police brutality, it just gets worse in autocratic governments. But demonizing Iranians as barbarians will not contribute to the solution of the problem, and only feed the racism towards people of middle eastern heritage. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] username_1@programming.dev 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] theolodis@feddit.org 2 points 5 months ago I am saying that cops are bastards, no matter where. It doesn't matter if they arrest you for not wearing a hijab, or for looking like a Mexican. Every country has their share of police brutality, it just gets worse in autocratic governments. But demonizing Iranians as barbarians will not contribute to the solution of the problem, and only feed the racism towards people of middle eastern heritage. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] theolodis@feddit.org 2 points 5 months ago I am saying that cops are bastards, no matter where. It doesn't matter if they arrest you for not wearing a hijab, or for looking like a Mexican. Every country has their share of police brutality, it just gets worse in autocratic governments. But demonizing Iranians as barbarians will not contribute to the solution of the problem, and only feed the racism towards people of middle eastern heritage. permalink fedilink source parent