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@abolisyonista The entire history of the abolishment of Tsarist police and the development of the Soviet law enforcement is in fact a fascinating and illuminating answer to this question, if you didn’t seem keen to dismiss it outright.

@jacklaridian That is neither what I said nor implied, at all.

Pretty disingenuous to insinuate that Mr. Sam wasn't white when you knew full well that he was.

@unclesam @jacklaridian You actually said his politics were “fine,” but that you just related to Walz more. (If you meant otherwise, that was your invitation to say so.)

It’s so typical of Nebraskan tribal in-group mentality. And yes, it is tone-deaf to declare that you most relate to this white prog politician, who hardly lack representstion, like it were of any significance to anyone else.

@unclesam

For the record, I didn't call you a bonafide racist, nor care to determine if that were even true.

I was born and raised in Nebraska, and I was expressing distaste at how much more valuable cultural conformity and identification are here as compared to eslewhere. It's ridiculous to assert that "Midwestern dads who say ope" are lacking representation--that trope has been done to death, actually.

@jacklaridian

@unclesam I stand by that suggestion. That isn't equivalent to alleging that you're a Klan member, just indicative of a common tendency.

"Wholesomeness" is, again, a culturally-freighted term, and one I see most often see on the right, not the left, so I'm unequipped to argue that. Would say, though, that I find Chambers more _admirable_ in the sense that he was more wholesomely authentic and brave.

@jacklaridian Sam is, of course, free to clarify any confusion on my part.

@jacklaridian It’s not weird at all if you’re familiar with Nebraska and those who identify with it.

He didn’t say he supported Walz’s politics the most, he said he _related_ to him the most as a Midwestern dad, Walz being a white quasi-progressive from Nebraska. If implying that this ought to be an important consideration isn’t prototypical of the subtlety of Midwestern racism, then I don’t know what is.

@jacklaridian It would befit a Midwestern Dad from Nebraska to relate more to Walz than a high-profile politician like Chambers, yeah : )

@unclesam You’ve never related this much to a Democratic politician from Nebraska before? Was Ernie Chambers a bit much for your taste, perhaps?

It’s really obnoxious that you still get notifications and messages from people that block you, since you can’t even mute them. Cool troll loophole, I guess #mastodon #fediverse

@justiceLICSW is he gonna rally and bus out more 60 year olds from an Indiana derby again to take siege of the pentagon or like what exactly do you think is going to happen