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sherdil2022 ◴[] No.43939373[source]
This can happen to anyone. Why is there no widespread concern or consternation about what the 1998 movie ‘enemy of the state’ predicted to happen?
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anigbrowl ◴[] No.43939704[source]
~30-35% of people like this sort of thing because it makes them feel powerful by proxy.

~20% are fatalists who think there's nothing you can do about it and just want to keep their head down and out of trouble.

Maybe 20% are naive people who don't get it and another 20% are hand-wringers who don't know what to do about it.

Fewer than 20% are able to comprehend, speak out, and organize against it and it's hard for them to make their voices heard enough to build a coalition that outnumbers the first group.

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ndsipa_pomu ◴[] No.43944718[source]
If people don't think that their voices will be heard, then surely action is required instead.

From the outside, it looks like there's a few protests, but nothing particularly decisive. To my mind, the next step is rioting, although that will likely lead to martial law being imposed. However, it looks to me like ICE agents are pretty much acting like martial law has been declared.

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runjake ◴[] No.43946195[source]
Advice from a normal person: Don’t riot. It only hurts your cause and turns a majority of the population against you, no matter how just you may be.

And in our current case, causes the Administration to crack down harder. Against rioters. Against illegals and those deemed to be illegals.

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1. antifa ◴[] No.43946811[source]
Agreed, just lay down and take it. Be polite and docile all the way to the gas chamber.