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[–] UnspecificGravity@piefed.social 2 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

I guess you haven't yet realized that every single law enforcement officer in America is on the same team as these guys.

[–] GutterRat42@lemmy.world 5 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

I know a police chief who hates Trump with a burning passion. Stop thinking they are all like Arpaio.

[–] UnspecificGravity@piefed.social 5 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Want about a million counter examples?

[–] jaycifer@lemmy.world 2 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

You say every one, someone else says there are exceptions, you say obviously but this is true for most of them, they say yeah that’s fair, and nothing of substance is added to the discussion. Why not skip that whole rigamarole and just start with “the vast majority” or “nearly every one” instead of unnecessarily hyperbolizing?

[–] UnspecificGravity@piefed.social 1 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Most people have brains that can process obvious hyperbole without falling all over themselves.

[–] jaycifer@lemmy.world 0 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

See, there you go! Now I can’t point out the one guy that demonstrates an exception if you stated “every person” instead of most! I get that it’s an annoying thing to change, but is it more annoying than having this conversation multiple times?

[–] UnspecificGravity@piefed.social -1 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

You should realize that most people don't find the concept of a discussion annoying or challenging, but i expect that probably is not the case for conversations that include you.

[–] jaycifer@lemmy.world 1 points 12 hours ago

I find it annoying when a large portion of law enforcement would likely help the federal government interfere with elections and people start nitpicking over exactly how many. If I can offer a simple solution to prevent getting sidetracked like that in the future, I will.

[–] RaoulDook@lemmy.world 2 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

They don't have enough of them either. They are like a fraction of a percent of the overall population. They ain't gonna stop us.

[–] UnspecificGravity@piefed.social 4 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

We'll see. They have been pulling this fascist bullshit for a century and no one has stopped them yet.

[–] RaoulDook@lemmy.world 2 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

No, this bullshit is pretty different from business as usual. It's quite important that everyone understands that.

[–] UnspecificGravity@piefed.social 2 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Want a list of people that have been killed by the border patrol that you didn't give a shit about?

[–] RaoulDook@lemmy.world 1 points 10 hours ago

Yes go ahead and list every one of them. I'll print it out and mail it to the Give A Shit headquarters posthaste.