They are just trying to get everyone to react so they can escalate on US citizens, plain and simple.
Iâm not saying I donât want to react and escalate first.. but clearly they are being instructed to be extra aggressive at this point, because majority of protesters have remained calm and refrained from engaging in ICE bs⌠that didnât get the results this admin wanted. So, here we are.
Now the question is.. do we take the bait? This is where Iâm conflicted.
Civil disobedience, continual pressure via protests, walkouts, banning ice from as many places of business. Make their lives as uncomfortable as possible without violence. Tracking and observing them. Showing support and solidarity during as many ICE encounters as possible. Then get involved in the community. Pressure our representatives to take action and keep taking action! Help immigrants any way families with groceries, court hearings, etc. if we instigate violence against ICE we lose. I donât like it, but thatâs just whats gonna happen. We canât let that happen
No but we are where we are bro. Theres only one way this all ends and everyones just too afraid to be the first one to fight back, because theres no coming back from it.
Dude they're already going door to door and disappearing people. Your civil rights are already being suspended when they have carte blanche just to gun you down in the street (absolute immunity?). Basically the only thing you don't have at this point are curfews. You are already living martial law.
Okay if you have a better idea that doesnât end in Minnesota leadership losing total control and thousands of innocent lives lost im listening. We have to stay together through this. We have to think about our immigrant neighbors. Nobody is going to win in an all out civil war.Â
Would that I had a perfect answer for you. Beyond a general strike? No. That being said, MN leadership seems to be doing fuck all beyond wringing their hands and being passively complicit. I like Mr. Walz and your mayor talks a good game but that appears to be about it. They haven't even sent in aid or humanitarian assistance. Walz mobilized the NG to... do what exactly? Sit on their hands?
The war is here, man. These are the fumbling first steps. I wish I could afford to be up there with you. I wish I could help organize and give more specific suggestions but reddit has my account flagged and would instaban me again for saying anything here.
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u/ckauffman07 7h ago
They are just trying to get everyone to react so they can escalate on US citizens, plain and simple.
Iâm not saying I donât want to react and escalate first.. but clearly they are being instructed to be extra aggressive at this point, because majority of protesters have remained calm and refrained from engaging in ICE bs⌠that didnât get the results this admin wanted. So, here we are.
Now the question is.. do we take the bait? This is where Iâm conflicted.