• zed_proclaimer [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    4 months ago

    The People’s Armed Police are Proletarian Cops.

    You’re just playing word games, whether the prole cops are under the jurisdiction of the military or the civil government doesn’t change the fundamental relationship and role. Socialist revolutions will have armed bodies of people enforcing state monopoly on violence, and that’s fine and necessary. I’m not going to play along with the anarchist word games where we have cops but don’t call them cops (to idk, make ourselves feel better?). it’s flimsy and easy to see through.

    • save_vs_death [they/them]@hexbear.net
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      4 months ago

      look man, if you think the difference between “police” and “paramilitary” is “word games” and they mean the same thing then you got me, i have to agree with you, we’ll have armed police, because i think armed paramilitaries are necessary