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Comment by coldbrewed

2 hours ago

In this metaphor the police are corrupt, running a protection racket, and might get drunk and shoot you while your dealer is in the mafia. The mafia link might be a problem at some point but the person with the badge and the gun is a problem right now.

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FuriouslyAdrift  1 hour ago

And that's the big lie being sold to you. You are falling for it big time.

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