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Police in your area maybe?

• adastra22 2y ago
  Look into the history and meaning of “thin blue line.” It’s an endorsement of the us vs. them mindset prevalent in American policing that is the source of many (most? all?) police scandals.
  • milesrout 2y ago
    It doesn't even originate in the US, mate.
    • tdb7893 2y ago
      As far as I can tell it probably is American, all the earliest mentions of it on Wikipedia are American. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thin_blue_line https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thin_blue_line
      • milesrout 2y ago
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        • adastra22 2y ago
          The British sitcom is far after the coinage and adoption of the phrase in the US. You’ve got the causality backwards.
        • tdb7893 2y ago
          You have access to Google, if you think Wikipedia is wrong you can find another source. Don't just pretend you know the etymology of the word better while presenting literally no evidence though please.
    • adastra22 2y ago
      It did though? First attested reference was to the US army, then to various police departments including the (infamously corrupt) LAPD.