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[–] umb_official@lemmy.ml 22 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Tell that to Malcolm X, MLK, or Fred Hampton

[–] TrippyFocus@lemmy.ml 8 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

And it’s not like those were one-offs, COINTELPRO was crazy in scope and did massive damage beyond just the murders.

It’s not like that’s all in the past either, just look at how the Palestine protests were handled as well as the Floyd protests.