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180. The Unique Militarisation of the Oakland Police

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The Loss of Social Programs in the United States

How did Oakland police get all of this stuff? Well, there's several ways in which this happens. The federal government dumping money into law enforcement as part of its program of adjusting to this is kind of like what happens in the Nixon era and end of the Johnson presidency. Lyndon B. Johnson's answer to the new deal is trimmed back; conservative Americans call for law and order.

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