"Crackdown" is the most misused term in coverage of our fascist authoritarianism.

[jeffjarvis@mastodon.social]

"Crackdown" is the most misused term in coverage of our fascist authoritarianism. It is defined as "severe measures to restrict or discourage undesirable or illegal people or behavior." What is unconstitutional & illegal is the so-called "crackdown" itself.
https://www.google.com/search?dictcorpus=en-US&hl=en&forcedict=crackdown&q=define%20crackdown

[fheinderyckx@mastodon.social]

@jeffjarvis
Probably meant “crackpot” then realised it wasn't a verb.

[mbridegam@federate.social]

@jeffjarvis

Thank you! This word has been misused for many years in headlines about "crackdowns" on homelessness that persecute people who have lost their housing, not the people or conditions responsible for the losses.

[ralph@hear-me.social]

@jeffjarvis

What we need is a reciprocal crackup of our US fascist government.

[wesdym@mastodon.social]

@jeffjarvis So is the threat. Threatening to commit a crime is a crime in itself.

[geonz@mathstodon.xyz]

@jeffjarvis definition change: oppressive restriction of behavior deemed undesirable by oppressors in power.

[stevewfolds@mastodon.world]

@wesdym @jeffjarvis
Assault is shaking your fist at someone, battery is when a blow lands.