No.255
Why do Conservatives resist so many aspects of state power, but go full tilt pro-cop? They hate the people that write oppressive laws and hate the people that approve them, yet love the only people who actually carry the laws out with violent force. If nogunz laws were passed today, who do they think would take their guns away, Obama himself? They trumpet every good act done by a cop, yet deny their agency when they do something bad (They're just doing their job! They're just following orders!). How can they rail against so many terrible things then become loving submissive dogs the instant their master trades their suit and pen for a uniform and badge?
No.258
>>255My guess is cognitive dissonance. They are programmed to react one way or another without regards to logical consistency.
No.259
They believe that government has a legitimate role, which is defense against threats both foreign and domestic. They imagine that they can use the apparatus of the state to prevent overreaches of state power, and they see the soldiers and LEOs as the noble warriors for this cause. Consider that they are largely religious, and their scripture contains significant glorification of warriors and sacrifice. They have been thoroughly instructed to ignore the inconsistencies of their worldview and always perceive the warrior class as the swords of righteousness, save for a few shameful exceptions.
No.803
You have to remember that our enemy is not the people we fight, but the ideas which control them. A cop is still human, they're slaves like everyone else. They just think theyre helping.
No.808
>>803
This is a really healthy response. I feel like a lot of anarchists hate ANY cop. It's not hating the institution anymore but the specific people and the logic to go so far as that should mean you simply hate everyone that is pro government. They forget that they've all been tricked and that it's their job to educate them. I mostly see this sentiment on the webs but it does make me wonder if many anarchists just want to hate everything to steep in their own bile. Nothings going to change that way. You have to understand them before you can begin to release them from their bondage to the state.
As for conservatives and cops, I think a lot of it comes down to the fact that they don't often have to deal with cops and just see them bringing justice to all the criminal "niggers" because that's what they see on Fox. The one or two incidents where a cop shoots a kid or whatever doesn't seem so bad when you think they're also keeping you from getting robbed every second of the day and you hardly see them.
No.809
>>808
Or the incidents where they arrest the wrong guy. And they also generally don't see how so many of the laws they enforce pretty much assume guilt.
No.816
>>803
>>808
"There is a war in heaven"
Is a good comparable concept.
Your enemy is not the one your fighting, but rather the concept which pushes him to oppose you.
No.847
Cops are supposed to enforce the laws without questioning them. Politicians are the ones who make the laws.