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My treats are not propaganda! (vegantheoryclub.org)
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[-] merthyr1831@lemmy.ml 44 points 2 months ago

"But they're just TV shows" "it's not that deep" etc. I would implore you to listen to this excellent episode of Citations Needed..

It covers how modern cop shows were invented directly to counter shows that portrayed defence lawyers as the protagonists, along with a general push to lionize the police state despite its inability to prevent crime or deliver real justice.

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