Law & Order is Simply a Dog Whistle
I have noticed that far too many of you are walking about "confused" at how the party of "law & order" are NOT keeping that sentiment for their own. Are you not aware of the history of the tagline? It is a dog whistle that furthers the trope of Black & Brown people being violent criminals that require harsh penalties and minimal benefit of the doubt. The line goes hand in hand with "the war on drugs" and "the war on crime". At no point did they include themselves in the guilt or consequences of any of the "sentiments".
This is why they are enraged and proclaiming that the "left"/Democrats are trying to force violence from them. Re-read that. They are the ones that are above the law and they are the ones that should never endure consequences because of their love for controlling the lives of others. Think of the irony of it all. They idolize their ancestors that fled for religious freedoms, etc. but work diligently to force others to bow to their way of thinking and public persona of their way of life.
I do realize that their ancestors were the most tyrannical of the Protestants that fled to a land that they were NOT equipt to survive upon. They were FAR from the best of the best of their countries. This is why the fabric of this stolen land is steeped in perception, competition, and racism.
Dog whistle taglines are as American as racism-based capitalism. Think of the following:
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