Respondents also expressed alarm over administration efforts to deport protesters and critics of U.S.-Israel relationship

Respondents also expressed alarm over administration efforts to deport protesters and critics of U.S.-Israel relationship

      • Tinidril@midwest.socialEnglish
        1·
        3 days ago

        They could have too, just not by trying out Republican the Republicans. People like this respond to leaders who show conviction, and that definitely isn’t the Democrats.

    • tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip
      8·
      3 days ago

      Most charitably, at least some of that percent are the types who don’t think about it (or are largely incapable of doing so). The types who max out on the kohlberg scale of “the law is the law and so if the law is arresting these people then it must be just because it’s the law.”

      I think people like that can potentially still support decent things, but they basically have no chance when the current media environment is filled with so much propaganda.

      • Tinidril@midwest.socialEnglish
        1·
        3 days ago

        “the law is the law and so if the law is arresting these people then it must be just because it’s the law.”

        What does law have to do with it?

        • tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip
          2·
          3 days ago

          Basically two things: the misinformation telling them that it’s legal (hell, we don’t even expect cops to understand the law in the US, what chance does some the average idiot have?), and the fact that literal law enforcement agents are carrying out these arrests.

          All these judges issuing injunctions against the admin’s illegal actions might not be able to take down the melted cheeto directly, but we really need them to go after the people at the agencies going against their orders. The plane that was ordered to turn around? Why wasn’t everyone on that thing arrested as soon as they returned, pilot included?

          Can we get police to arrest ice? I think it’s time to find out. Start giving them a reason to think before “just following orders”.

  • GuyFawkes@midwest.socialEnglish
    20·
    3 days ago

    I really shouldn’t have to like this. We should ALL just not want to be locked up with no evidence. God I hate this timeline.

  • Tinidril@midwest.socialEnglish
    6·
    3 days ago

    Four in ten Americans deserve to be sent to blackhole prisons of their own. Let them try to appeal when they get there.

    • Vegasvator@lemmy.todayEnglish
      07·
      3 days ago

      You believe that people with bad opinions should be sent to “black hole prisons”. You are the same part of the problem but with just different political views.

      • saimen@feddit.org
        41·
        2 days ago

        No this is about the Tolerance Paradoxon. A tolerant society has to be intolerant about intolerance or it won’t remain tolerant.

      • chingadera@lemmy.world
        3·
        3 days ago

        Sending someone to prison for something they choose is different than sending someone to prison for their skin color.

        It’s even more different when that something they choose is hate/fascism. We’re past the point of this being oopsie doopsie I didn’t know I was supporting Nazis. Fuck those people. We’ve tolerated enough.

      • monarch@lemm.ee
        2·
        2 days ago

        This isn’t simply a difference of opinion this is a fundamental difference of morals. As is most of the Leftist vs Republican discussion at this point.

      • Kuori [she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
        0·
        3 days ago

        having “bad opinions” is liking bud light, not believing people should be sold into fucking slavery for being born in a different country

        slavers and their enablers should all be killed

  • huppakee@lemm.ee
    7·
    3 days ago

    Trump also took office with fewer than the majority of people wanting him too, it doesn’t actually mean anything if you’re just gonna ‘not want it’