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Nixon was also quite racist. The War on Drugs targeted minority groups. There's a lot that could be written about all this.

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By that logic and reasoning Joe Biden and his crime bill and Bill Clinton who signed it into law are much bigger and effective racists:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violent_Crime_Control_and_Law_...

Nixon also did the government affirmative action for minorities under the Philadelphia Plan:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revised_Philadelphia_Plan

> By that logic and reasoning Joe Biden and his crime bill and Bill Clinton who signed it into law are much bigger and effective racists

Well, sure.

Yep. It is up to everyone to keep up the pressure on the current administration for further reforms, and to create a more fair and just society. The struggle isn't over. The struggle is never over.

If we go by that then so was good ol' Clinton and mr Biden.

Biden is moving in the right direction though.

Biden has two advantages, one he is not dead, two, he's in a position to show change. It's possible given the same circumstance, messrs. Clinton and Nixon would arrive at the same place.

So what did he do to limit police brutality?

Limit qualified immunity for rogue cops by signing into law an act of Congress?

Eliminate civil forfeiture?

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