Re:A Compass for the Politics of Collapse
by cratermoon on Monday August 30, 2021 @02:25PM
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looking at just 2019-2021 is cherry picking. Look back to the 70s and 80s if you really want to see that our current "crime wave" is nothing more than a made-up crisis for pushing a law-and-order agenda.
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Re:A Compass for the Politics of Collapse
by majormajor on Monday August 30, 2021 @03:05PM
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Looking at a potential inflection point where a trend reversed, to try to understand it (blip? new trend? change caused by change in underlying conditions?) is not cherry-picking. It's being responsible.
"It was worse in the 70s" is "the climate is always changing"-level deflection.
"It was worse in the 70s" is not a compelling argument for a political platform - having nothing meaningful to say in response to new events is exactly what would help "tough on crime" un-nuanced crackdown politicians elected.