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Originally Posted by dykeumentary
I'm glad you asked me to clarify: I am saying that police brutality is and has been a reality for People of Color, particularly for men of African decent, for centuries in the USA.
Now with all the photos and videos of police brutality against 99% protestors available, I am seeing white people surprised by police brutality, as if it is something brand new. It had never crossed the minds, or the experience, of some white people.
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Actually if you go back to the 60's......it was white folk who were also beat, gassed, arrested during political protests and they were surprised then....
white folk in the US have no oral tradition to pass down the reality of oppression by the owner, landed class........it's no surprise that some are shocked today....
as Sonny & Cher sang
"and the beat goes on'