• UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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      21 days ago

      Rights have to be enforced. Enforcement is routinely selective and arbitrary, based on who is in power and who is enjoying a popular moment.

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          21 days ago

          Yes, that’s what the ACLU does.

          No, it isn’t. The ACLU has extremely limited resources and is necessarily highly selective with its caseload. Prioritizing fascists acting fash-ly deprives civil and labor rights activists of desperately needed legal aid.