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The US has become such a disgusting place. A failed democracy.
by phplovesong 9mo ago
The US has become such a disgusting place. A failed democracy.
- ku-man 9mo ago[dead]
- whateveracct 9mo agoFailing - I didn't hear no bell. We have a fascist President, yes. We will see if this means we have a fascist government within the next decade.
- loudmax 9mo agoAs a US citizen, I'm proud of Minnesotans for standing up for American values.
- mothballed 9mo agoIt's nice that they're doing it. And they are certainly the bravest we have to offer; much braver than you or I. That said, the bravest we have are asking that they please not be murdered. And then peacefully kneeling down to be executed, even when they are armed. Obviously this only emboldens the murderers. The options moving forward look bleak.
- spencerflem 9mo agoI’m not convinced we’d be in a better place if the ICE officer had been shot in self defense. It’s a really powerful story and cements to ‘normal people’ who are just barely following the news what ICE is like. FWIW I do think things might be different later but there’s still a lot of room for escalation left
- filoeleven 9mo agoThe instant there is armed pushback, Trump will declare martial law. It's entirely plausible that had there not been so many people with cameras around, this would have been used as the excuse. The best thing to do is to be out there recording everything. You are right that they are emboldened, so you're putting yourself in danger by filming. When people continue to do that despite the danger, and despite the internal or external pressure to escalate, it shows more people what's really happening. I've witnessed people change their position on ICE's actions based on the video evidence of the last killing. Videos 1 and 2 weren't convincing to them, but the 3rd angle was. That's important, because they now know that the administration is lying in the face of directly contradicting evidence.
- tremon 9mo agowill declare martial law I don't understand how that will be meaningfully different from what is happening already?
- filoeleven 9mo agoSuspension of 2026 midterm elections
- mike50 9mo agoUse the actual military with more personnel tanks and air support.
- hackable_sand 9mo agoWhat a bitchy comment Do yourself a favor and sit this one out while the rest of us fix it.
- PearlRiver 9mo agoIt cannot be fixed. Red states would have to flip to blue states. I recall general Lee to consider the civil war a stupid mistake but still off he went because he was from Virginia.
- madeofpalk 9mo agoI find it very difficult to come to a different conclusion. What is tolerated in the United States is deplorable.