whoops no this is UC Davis in 2011. the cop pepper spraying these nonviolent student protestors filed for worker’s compensation claiming “psychiatric damage” due to having his name released and won more than $38k USD in compensation.

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    1 year ago

    People aren’t “falling” for atrocity propaganda; they’re eagerly seeking it out, like a soothing balm.

    i feel like this essay crystalized a lot of what i was trying to figure out at the time when i first read it. completely changed the way i think about brainwashing and propaganda. i think you might’ve been the one that posted it then, too.