i remember the cop who beats people fondly because cops now a days just shoot people.
Unironically, yes; for the same reason I would be nostalgic for the Weimar Republic whilst living under the fucking Nazi regime.
That you find those two to be morally equivalent is a 'you' problem.
that was my exact point. it speaks to the character of a person who determines that the bad things that happen are not their problem, and shows a lack of empathy, and signals where its ok to stop trying to push things to being better. that is why its gross.
"Wow, I miss the days when we were fighting a less-fucked system."
"Oh, so you'd want to stop fighting if only you could have that system back?"
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