Hacklebarney Black River October 1, 2020

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abolish the police

It's not just that the police are infiltrated

By the white supremacist militia organizations

Including the FBI and all law enforcement 

The very institution of the police is racist 

The police exist at the intersection of race and class

Paid to protect white property and businesses 

Arresting poor and working people for the crime

Of showing any sign of resistance to their rule 

When Trump tells the Proud Boys to stand by

Speaking to the storm troopers he commands

While bragging about all his police endorsements 

He is talking openly of a post election fascist coup

When Biden talks of removing a few bad apples

While talking about good police and prosecuting offenders

He is openly promising more of the same oppression

Giving us once again the choice between bad and worse

It has come to this as the facade of democracy crumbles

Expecting the police may try to confiscate the ballots 

The demand to count every vote will become a rallying cry

Bringing huge numbers of people to march in protest 

A power struggle against the forces of repression

Mobilizing millions of people to oppose tyranny and seize the day

Must go beyond nominal democratic restoration to abolish the police

To constitute an entirely new force that truly protects and serves us

Ramapo Valley September 30, 2020

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Skylands September 28, 2020

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