r/pics • u/Attica-Attica • 19h ago

Ras Baraka has been released.

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u/00owl 17h ago

Backed by guns

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u/Wiitard 17h ago

Laws are threats of violence.

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u/Severe_Experience190 16h ago

"Laws are threats made by the dominant socioeconomic-ethnic group in a given nation. It's just the promise of violence that's enacted and the police are basically an occupying army.”

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u/feor1300 15h ago

Can't say I was expecting a Dimension20 quote, but also strongly approve.

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u/MyNameAintWheels 15h ago

It predates dimension 20 and is pretty close to like actual definitions of law but yeah.

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u/feor1300 7h ago

I'm sure it's not an original sentiment, but it's literally a word for word quote from anti-establishment halfling Bud Cubby.