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"Thin blue line" is a reference to police as a kind of army regiment, standing their ground against the perceived "breakdown" of social order. Its present-day
by zozbot234 2y ago
"Thin blue line" is a reference to police as a kind of army regiment, standing their ground against the perceived "breakdown" of social order. Its present-day use can only really be understood in the context of violent policing in the U.S. It's the kind of thing that's really blatant flame bait with its direct reference to real-world politics, and has no proper role in what ought to be a 100% technical discussion.
- hitekker 2y agoThis gatekeeping feels weird. As the sibling commenter points out, both sides of the aisle have used "thin blue line" to refer to themselves. I'm neutral to it, and I voted for Hilary, Biden, and Kamala. But you could be right if some people in the conversation voted for "defund the police". Those people may be enraged by a single mention of a "thin blue line" and be unable to focus on the technicals.