• mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca
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    12 hours ago

    so if the justification for ICE/CBP acting like nazis is that people were calling them nazis, does that mean people can start blowing shit up like terrorists?

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      6 hours ago

      Honestly, I can’t believe it’s taken this long for Americans to start rioting. Just the fact your entire life can be upended by illness should be enough to make society break out in a rage.

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        6 hours ago

        America is a big land. Our peoples aren’t condensed into relatively small territories like how citizens of European countries are. That makes it hard for national unity and focus to be obtained, and our politicians are often far away from consequences.

        It is a big pot that is slow to boil. Hopefully, it will explode and turn the Trump Regime into steamed lobsters.

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          6 hours ago

          I’m in Australia so I can definitely relate to a lot of that!

          I think populists have been extremely clever to conflate historical issues relating to poverty and rural areas with trending topics like immigration and “wealthy inner city elites”.

          Ironically, it’s the people like Trump and other right wingers who are most likely to create poor outcomes for the worst off among their own followers, but as long as those people are fuelled by rage, bigotry and a carefully constructed narrative they will remain none the wiser.