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Asking people to research things themselves is how you have genius' like op spreading fox news smears but from the left
But like this is all common knowledge if you want to have something of use to offer to this conversation. She was the California AG, literally the top policing position. Before that she was San Francisco's DA and ran on a platform of Tough On Crime. She's literally is cop and many would argue by extension, racist, as in systematic.
As for her neoliberal status, I don't think that needs to be explained.
I hate when people say "do your own research" as much as the next guy, but there is a certain degree of familiarity with the subject matter that should be expected to participate, even ACAB dude up there knows what he's talking about.
Well, her being a cop is self-evident, but let's review the entire comment:
I would argue that, frankly, her being a neoliberal should be explained, for the sake of discussion, but her being racist and classist should be. The details of her career being "chock-full" of various acts should be coupled with specific citations to reporting of those acts. And so on.
I don't like Harris, mind, but the comment being discussed could have established its evidence in a more convincing manner.
Is Amy Goodman enough for you?
https://truthout.org/video/kamala-harris-says-she-was-a-progressive-prosecutor-her-record-says-otherwise/
Excuse me, but at some point someone will have to do research themselves, otherwise there won't be any knowledge.
Also, how do you know anything if you don't do any research yourself? Do you have someone else whisper in your ear to tell you things all the time?
I know things because people teach me. Just like other people know things because i teach them. I dont tell my math students to just read the damn book and figure it out themselves lol. Vast majority of people do not have the critical thinking or media literacy skills to properly research a topic let alone a plethora of them. If you dont wanna expend the energy to properly explain things thats fine, but telling people "just look it up yourself" helps no one
The guy who wrote the book is teaching you in written form. They teach critical thinking in English class, that's what it's for. I had to write my first lengthy research paper in 10th grade. It's not difficult.