Yesterday-Rare

Yesterday-Rare t1_iviil66 wrote

Opponents of the amendment are trying to claim it is a CRT Trojan horse by focusing on the language about the establishment of a “Chief Equity Officer” for the program. The reality is that that position would be responsible for making the licensing process more equitable. It has nothing to do with CRT (big surprise). They are probably doing this bc they know opposing it from an anti-legalization position would be a lost cause — even here in the Bible Belt.

Some on the right oppose it bc of a moral position, but I think the real reason there is money behind it is that it would result in less control and a lost revenue stream for police departments. Law enforcement leaders oppose the amendment, so right wing strategists can simultaneously ingratiate themselves to those actors while continuing to stoke fear about CRT.

What’s interesting is that there is a more progressive opposition to the amendment as well. The NAACP does not believe historically underrepresented groups will be genuinely enfranchised by the program. St. Louis mayor Tishaura Jones believes the amendment doesn’t go far enough, that it should include true decriminalization.

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Yesterday-Rare OP t1_ivfqzk4 wrote

Reply to comment by Ryanqzqz in I am Tyler Drenon by Yesterday-Rare

Hah. Thanks. Im not in emerging tech anymore. Made the switch over to infrastructure. Much less fluff.

Didn’t have many expectations about posting here. I was kind of just hoping to connect with people I know.

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Yesterday-Rare OP t1_ivdvjly wrote

Just a guy. I just quit Twitter and thought I’d check this out. Never posted on here before. Figured I’d get roasted. Not too bad so far. Probably not going to post much, but it seems like a decent way to see what’s going on.

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Yesterday-Rare OP t1_ivdqydm wrote

Reply to comment by Kirque93 in I am Tyler Drenon by Yesterday-Rare

Thanks, Rick. He’s all right. His name is Cid. Don’t know why. That’s what it was when we got him. I like to retcon a meaning for it using the old story of El Cid. Apparently there was this old Spanish general named El Cid and he was so feared that when he died his men propped him up in a saddle with a spear and their enemies retreated.

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Yesterday-Rare OP t1_ivdl808 wrote

Thanks for introducing me to Reddit. Mostly nice people in the Springfield group. I don't know why my name is "yesterday-rare." Can I change it?

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