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Stalin was paranoid. Hussein was paranoid. Hitler was paranoid.

Because people that escalate political violence, are very often its targets. And that violence often comes from their own supporters.‍️

Not always. But often.

Way before Jan 6, when a Trump speech was followed by his fans storming the capitol, there was the PBA riot, when a Giuliani speech was followed by NYPD cops storming NY City Hall, calling Dinkins, the city's 1st Black mayor, the n-word, and threatening him with harm.

Giuliani won the next election.

To Understand Rudy Giuliani’s Actions on Jan. 6, Look at a 1992 Police Riot in New York

A new Time Studios documentary on Rudy Giuliani draws parallels between Jan. 6, 2021 and the 1992 City Hall riot in NYC.

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Why were the cops so mad at Dinkins?

Well, NYPD were beating and killing a lot of people, mostly Black and brown. The board responsible for police oversight was ineffective, as it was half cops and half civilians. That's like the "Chicken Safety Oversight Board" being half chickens and half foxes.

After a Dominican man was killed, mayor Dinkins committed two unforgivable sins:

1) He met with the victim's family, and invited them to city hall.

2) He recommended that while policy boards should have both law enforcement and civilian members, the civilian oversight board should be... well... 100% civilian.

Then the Giuliani speech and city hall riot happened.

Then there was a very racist campaign for mayor, that Dinkins lost and Giuliani won.

Then Giuliani did his "broken windows" policing, resulting in significant pain to NYPD Black and brown communities.

Then he supported the Patriot Act to further "War on Drugs" poor Black folk.

Then he did the election stuff that he is still paying for.

He was never "America's mayor."

In the wake of yet another mass shooting, president Trump has mobilized the National Guard to go to the suburbs where these shooters usually come from, authorized the FBI to go after white nationalist extremist groups online, and improved background check requirements.

Of course that's a joke.

In the wake of yet another mass shooting, Trump again sends tots and pears

and continues mobilizing the full force of the federal government against Black and brown people, in an attempt to make our lives worse.

Of course, that's not a joke.