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In reply to the discussion: See the crap they're pulling in Chicago, it's frightening; but no one will pay attention [View all]Wuddles440
(1,858 posts)61. Although I'm increasingly pessimistic that such actions...
will generate the type of response necessary to deter this administration from its objective, I wish you the best with such an approach and pray that it will ultimately triumph over the dark forces which have descended upon us. Unfortunately, I believe that history demands a much more forceful and aggressive approach to combat their agenda as the civil rights movement existed in a much different political and media environment than now. Lessons learned from the geopolitical landscape of the world in the 1920's and 1930's are more relevant and offer eerie parallels to our present situation. Good luck to you and stay safe/frosty.
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See the crap they're pulling in Chicago, it's frightening; but no one will pay attention [View all]
D. Spaulding
Thursday
OP
"I asked if they had a warrant, and I asked for a lawyer. They never brought one."
live love laugh
Thursday
#2
Wouldn't have helped. ICE (FBI was present) were smashing and chainsawing doors. . . . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Thursday
#5
I wondered how many of the accosted or onlookers eligible voted for this or voted by default of not voting.
live love laugh
Thursday
#11
There should be lawyers flooding the zone with lawsuits over this. These should be slam-dunk cases.
Midnight Writer
Thursday
#10
Better that ninety-nine thousand innocent people are incarcerated unjustly than one guilty one go free.
twodogsbarking
Thursday
#32