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The American police state is becoming more violent as the system breaks down (lemmygrad.ml)
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[โ€“] amemorablename@lemmygrad.ml 23 points 1 month ago (1 children)

a steady rise since 08

Economic decline correlated with an increase in state violence.

Really syncs up well with an understanding of capitalism and its contradictions.

[โ€“] cfgaussian@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 1 month ago

Economic decline correlated with an increase in state violence.

Precisely. Expect more violence as economic conditions continue to deteriorate.