• surewhynotlem@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    That’s not why we built them

    Isn’t it though? The police were created to hunting down escaped slaves. The government was set up to keep the wealthy land owners in charge (only they could vote afterall). Schools were created to meet the needs of growing industry.

    I’m struggling to find anything that was built specifically for the people and not the rich.

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      1 month ago

      The USA didn’t invent the concept of police or government.

      The first police were appointed to investigate and punish minor crimes commited agains civilians.