“Some of those that work forces, are the same that burn crosses”
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Who the fuck "works forces"? That line's been bothering me since the first Matrix movie.
It's just poor grammar; put together for a snappy lyric, and everybody repeats this selfsame line on every single ACAB thread without even thinking about it.
Fuck!
Won’t somebody please think of the pedants!
Finally, somebody gets it.
Who the fuck "works forces"?
Did you read my whole diatribe or just react to the first five words?
Maybe I'm the one that can't read English. Can you point out to me, where exactly within the definition you linked to me does it say the proper pronoun to refer to these bastards is 'force-worker'?
What I'm saying is that the grammar is fucked. Nobody says, 'Remember Ted? He works forces now.' No, they'll say, 'Remember Ted? He's a fuckin' pig now.'
I read the whole diatribe at least three times before responding.
The grammar pedantry is just silly, it's fucking song lyrics, have you listened to music before? Read a poem? Liberties are taken, and that's that.
the reason the line is repeated so often is because it is unique and atypical (deriving from its "poor grammar"), and therefore recognizable
Try it out - "some cops are kkk members." Not as catchy or iconic, sorry.
All they had to add was the word "in"; barely a silly bull
"Some of those that work in forces, are the same that burn crosses"
But noooo that would be too much work!
Well, let me tell you sonny jim, no revolution is won by laziness! Anyone whose played Dance Dance Revolution can tell you that.
Are you trying to be amusing here? Because it's not working.
Did you just end a sentence with a presupposition, knave?
Having the wrong meter is worse than having colloquial grammar.
"Working the forces" is a colloquial way to refer to doing police work. It's just missing a "the", calm down.
I'm sorry this is so lame
Apology accepted
Who the fuck "works forces"?
Jedi
True, and even that Kyle Wren guy's lightsaber was a burning cross; I think we're on to something here
Armed forces, police etc
Cops are the "forces"
“Some of those that burn crosses are the same that hold office“ always felt a tinge more poignant.
BA DUUUN, BA BA DUUUN, BA BA DUUUN
This is one dark mode I do not like
Whenever I hear "but how can the police be racist if there are so many black officers?!" I think of this like from NWA:
But don’t let it be a black and a white one
’Cause they’ll slam ya down to the street top
Black police showing out for the white cop
Black cops are just like women / colored Republican politicians. Traitors and pieces of crap.
Wait till you learn how people dress up to celebrate Holy Week in Spain. 😂
Isn't that different, especially with the context of not being racism plus ultra?
Yes, the meaning is totally different but I find very funny that both use the same clothing.
This one made me spit my food out, I'm at a restaurant casually scrolling Lemmy lol.
All the ones that work forces are the same that burn crosses
Never stop posting, Hamid. These are great. I especially love it when you piss off a bunch of cop lovers, gets me every time! (Although seems like most of them have blocked you already... shame)
ACAB
Accurate. Allegedly.
Haha yes, all cops are racist members of the Klu Klux Klan, including this guy:
This kind of meme, as well as 'ACAB', calls out systemic issues. I agree that you can punctually do good as an individual cop, but you are still going to be controlled by and subjected to a fascist organization, participate in their quotas, arrest people for breaking arbitrary and racist laws, and so on. Also anyone can internalize racism, as recently evidenced by that poor lieutenant governor Robinson.
yes. and here's a nazi making a list:
what's your point?
I didn't know Nazis were hot. Maybe i should consider an ideology change
you were already defending cops; I don't think you need it
Only munters in my circuit