I caught a mod at Late Stage Capitalism admitting they aren't from the US, so they deleted all my posts and banned me.
this post was submitted on 08 Oct 2026
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There's tons of state violence under Democrats. Do you suppose Democrats didn't vote for private prisons, to help provide cheap slave labour by the mostly black working poor? Did you suppose the Democrats actually defunded the paramilitary cops in your country, or did they just say they would? Did they fully support the construction of an authoritarian surveillance state where your every word is ingested into the machine to enable targeted ICE raids and unfettered access by the fascist cops. What about the dept of homeland security? And they confirmed all of Trump's appointments right, including Hegseth? And they never engaged in completely unjustified foreign bombing campaigns? What about the endless votes in support of the nra? Does nobody die because of corporations being largely unregulated in America? You are surrounded by violence but you can't see it.
It's not specifically targeting the opposition. It isn't to consolidate the Democrats as the sole party in power. Democrats aren't throwing people in jail just for being Republicans. ICE isn't rounding up RNC members. They aren't teargassing pro-life rallies.
I'm not denying there is violence, but the motive for the violence matters.