To be fair, oppression has existed in every generation. We are not immune, polling makes that very clear. As another example, the leaders of the generation that made the post world war 2 boom did everything in their power to prevent black people from benefitting. Just like the leaders of the baby boomers and silent generation decided to fuck over poor people and begin the regression to another gilded age in the 1970’s.

Don’t forget that if you say it’s because the minority group votes against you then it’s officially political and not racist. Thanks SCOTUS.

We were never going to do representation by population. We barely got the southern colonies to agree to apportionment with land. (This was the 3/5ths compromise.)

Don’t join the military then.

Nobody said anything about professionals until you came along. And you don’t have to be the best. You just have to be enough. In fact nobody claimed anyone was the best until you came around. It seems like you just wanted an opportunity to insult Americans.

I don’t believe that. Not the same America that elected Obama. I think Trump’s first term convinced people he wouldn’t be that bad compared to a party that tried to do a “Weekend at Bernie’s” with their candidate. This is a different Trump than we had last time. This one is willing to do every word of what he says. And that caught people by surprise.

In this specific case? We’ve spent the last two decades watching overly broad anti terrorism laws get passed under the implicit agreement they wouldn’t be abused. Then comes Trump. Americans have been asleep at the wheel since the 1970’s. That’s part of why right wing rhetoric keeps getting more extreme. They need to keep their voting base engaged. Most people don’t want anything to do with politics. If that doesn’t change then no amount of reform will prevent us from voting ourselves out of a democracy.

Ooo, it could take a minute. But yeah if that’s what you want, I’ll do it.

Hold on, lemme go dump my entire homebrew notes in there. :)-

Just kidding, sounds like an invaluable place.

Just because it’s law does not mean it’s not Fascism. In Germany it was illegal to hide Jews.

They have more gear than we had in Afghanistan. To arrest working class people with no violent history.

Everyone inside the borders is entitled to due process.

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.

In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the state and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the assistance of counsel for his defense.

Funny, I don’t see the word citizen anywhere in there. If the government can declare a group does not have rights, then they can declare you a part of that group at any time. Our founders understood this.

Also ICE is currently arresting people at their USCIS appointments, where they’re trying to do it the right way.

So with all due respect, fuck off with this shit take.

Mexico has a giant deposit but they insist on silly things like environmental regulations.

Duh? You don’t think a Fox News host is actually running the DOD either right? Or Naomi DHS?

This has been transparent from the start.

So much for parents doing research and deciding if it’s right for them. Yet another bad faith argument.

It doesn’t matter if the party doesn’t change. We can keep sleepwalking into it or crash into it, the result will be the same. We must change the Democratic party to avoid disaster.

Hilariously those are the two that would probably be containable.

This is also blatant misinformation. No judge ever made a finding that he was associated with MS-13. The government asserted it in court but it’s never been proven. The immigration proceedings largely revolved around his asylum application, interview, and testimony.

So they’re lying in an attempt to make it sensational enough to bust past due process. For an example of how that looks long term, check Duterte’s regime in the Philippines. Many people were killed extrajudicially and written off as drug dealers.

So uhhh, yeah…, that’s not happening.

It was just a general sentiment but he’s definitely going to try. And if his party supports him through all the protests then the best defense of Democracy is indeed going to be voting him out.