Politicians make the laws, if people are being oppressed, its more of the politicians being the root cause of evil.

So… ACAB + APAB?

EDIT:

I’m using these definitions for the word politician: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/politician

noun. [UK] - a member of a government or law-making organization

noun. [US] - a person who is active in politics, esp. as a job

  • FuglyDuck@lemmy.worldEnglish
    20·
    10 days ago

    School boards are an elected, political position.

    Militias are an illegal organization.

    There’s a gulf of difference between the two.

    There are also plenty of elected politicians that aren’t awful people. Especially at the state legislative level.

      • ryathal@sh.itjust.works
        2·
        10 days ago

        In the US, school boards and superintendents are a common source of political corruption. Many states allow for local control of districts, so these boards oversee the spending of tens or even hundreds of millions of local tax dollars and government grants.