12-05-2025, 01:14 PM
(This post was last modified: 12-05-2025, 01:20 PM by Oh_hunnihunni.)
You aren't that stupid.
It was an interesting part of the pandemic, the mask thing. My take from it was that the promotion of masking up was designed to protect, primarily people like me, aged with vulnerabilities on the health front. And it did upset a lot of people who found it intrusive, political, and uncomfortable. And frightening, but they rarely confessed that.
Masking used in the appication of power and authority over others is not really entirely different. It's a bit like gang patches. And we treat those in interesting ways here in Aotearoa. So it reinforces the feeling of personal power, while hiding the identity of the individual wielding it. Protecting thrm from the consequences of their own actions.
Protection... For those who need it.
I think the way police wear an identifying number is a really good thing. But then we live in a very different community with very different expectations of our police and other enforcement services. It must be deeply unsettling to live in a state where those can no longer be relied upon to serve the people.
It was an interesting part of the pandemic, the mask thing. My take from it was that the promotion of masking up was designed to protect, primarily people like me, aged with vulnerabilities on the health front. And it did upset a lot of people who found it intrusive, political, and uncomfortable. And frightening, but they rarely confessed that.
Masking used in the appication of power and authority over others is not really entirely different. It's a bit like gang patches. And we treat those in interesting ways here in Aotearoa. So it reinforces the feeling of personal power, while hiding the identity of the individual wielding it. Protecting thrm from the consequences of their own actions.
Protection... For those who need it.
(12-05-2025, 11:48 AM)Lilith7 Wrote:(11-05-2025, 07:13 PM)Oh_hunnihunni Wrote: There is an element of cruelty in these incidents that is worrying. Exacerbated by this mask wearing thing. Seems to indicate a level of personal shame to me...
There's also a terrifying possibility that, sooner or later some psycho - or several - will dress up in a similar costume & grab people off the street.
Without protest from anyone who sees it.
There might be something to be said for naming & shaming- & sharing an image without costume - of those within ICE who are responsible for what is an abduction.
I think the way police wear an identifying number is a really good thing. But then we live in a very different community with very different expectations of our police and other enforcement services. It must be deeply unsettling to live in a state where those can no longer be relied upon to serve the people.