Are they the same organization? Maybe, but it's hard to tell. Badge shapes provide little to no evidence. But they serve the same purpose, to protect the assets of the wealthy.
Even if this were true, it wouldn't necessarily mean that cops are inherently racist. Organizations can and do change perspectives over time, most notably the Democratic party (a fact that most people offended by this image seem to have forgotten). Originally created around the civil war era to champion rural slavers on farms, Democrats became the voice of "the people" in the interest of "state's rights" (to keep slavery legal). The Democratic symbol is a donkey because Andrew Jackson, a prominent Democrat, was frequently called a jackass. Meanwhile, the Republican opposition, formed by Abraham Lincoln and his followers, originally supported a unified federal government and a republic over pure democracy. They are the elephant because they "never forget".
Ironic that these two parties switched stances on virtually everything since their founding. Jackson is far more akin to Trump than Lincoln is.
But anyway, an organization's history can mean little in it's modern-day behavior. If cops are seen as inherently racist, it's because they still act inherently racist.
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u/kfish5050 18d ago
Are they the same organization? Maybe, but it's hard to tell. Badge shapes provide little to no evidence. But they serve the same purpose, to protect the assets of the wealthy.
Even if this were true, it wouldn't necessarily mean that cops are inherently racist. Organizations can and do change perspectives over time, most notably the Democratic party (a fact that most people offended by this image seem to have forgotten). Originally created around the civil war era to champion rural slavers on farms, Democrats became the voice of "the people" in the interest of "state's rights" (to keep slavery legal). The Democratic symbol is a donkey because Andrew Jackson, a prominent Democrat, was frequently called a jackass. Meanwhile, the Republican opposition, formed by Abraham Lincoln and his followers, originally supported a unified federal government and a republic over pure democracy. They are the elephant because they "never forget".
Ironic that these two parties switched stances on virtually everything since their founding. Jackson is far more akin to Trump than Lincoln is.
But anyway, an organization's history can mean little in it's modern-day behavior. If cops are seen as inherently racist, it's because they still act inherently racist.