jaywalker [they/them, any]

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Cake day: October 22nd, 2023

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  • Great, wouldn’t it be cool if they clarified so we wouldn’t even have to presume? I don’t post and rarely comment here in this comm, but it is one of the most active places and banning all discussions about a topic seems really extreme given the topic is very relevant to leftist causes. I agree this Luigi person probably didn’t do it and is being railroaded. I also don’t really care to see a bunch of posts about this shit on every comm. I just want the OP to clarify the rules so we can follow them.
















  • From 2008/2009 until 2015/2016, hate crimes in the US were trending down. From 2016 until today, they have trended up. To me, the best explanation for this is the rightwing radicalization (and empowerment of the already radicalized) of many by the first trump campaign and subsequent presidency.

    Outside of hate crimes, we can also see general increases in rightwing violence during this same period (at least according to the feds, not sure that we should even trust any of this data). I’m not saying electing a Dem fixes anything, I’m saying Trump being elected makes it worse because the people doing the hate crimes feel empowered.

    Obama being elected also made it worse, but because the racists felt attacked by the very idea of a black person being prez and were reacting to that, which is why it slowly died down over time. Trump is still here and still actively engaging his base, he never stopped so the radicalization didn’t stop either.