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US Politics 17w
It’s wild realizing when people just live in a completely different reality Like at this point I expect it from conservatives y’know? They say crazy shit all the time. But seeing people claim stabbing is a normal response to a shove is astonishing
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Anonymous 17w

Like i guess this is something where i just fully didn’t expect people to take sides in this manner? I’m not surprised when right wingers try to defend Rittenhouse or Zimmerman because they fetishize self defense, love the brutalization of protesters, and excuse white supremacist violence as much as possible because they sympathize with racist fears.

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 17w

But a fatal high school stabbing? Being defended by people who otherwise aren’t conservative? What world do you live in where that’s normal? And I’ve seen people claim that Metcalf was a racist bully who attacked Anthony with a group of friends. Is there any evidence for that? That’s a genuine question not a gotcha. Or do people just create an alternate reality to justify the conclusion they pre-reached.

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 17w

Like it genuinely seems like a lot of people just pre-decided their stance based purely on the races of those involved. I can’t out myself in that headspace. I’ve seen so many high school fights. No one was ever stabbed to death.

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 17w

Is America racist? Absolutely. That doesn’t mean someone from a group subject to racial bias can’t also be in the wrong. Maybe I’m dwelling on this too much given it was a single case and it’s pretty much over. But I’m genuinely stunned to see people defending this. I expected white supremacists to take advantage of it and be shitty. I didn’t expect this though.

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