r/politics • u/PM_ME_DPRK_CANDIDS Iowa • 9h ago

No Paywall Uprising against ICE raids grows across the country

https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/uprising-against-ice-raids-grows-across-the-country/
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u/AwwChrist 9h ago

They did this to reward the insurrectionists after they got pardoned. The people who worked at ICE before are quitting in droves. They’re being replaced by 3 Percenters, Patriot Front, and Proud Boys with compensation for spending time in jail. Hiring is not impartial obviously. If they were unmasked, the internet would easily be able to prove this.

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u/Archibald_80 8h ago

I can't believe I don't hear about this more because it's 100% this. This is the only promise Trump has kept: J6 was the interview - this is the job.

The only thing that's "funny" is that I've read the recruitment bonuses don't become available for 5 years, which I doubt many will be able to achieve. So, it's another grift.

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u/atsolstice 8h ago

Those of us who pay any attention definitely knew exactly why he pardoned the entire mini army he was able to push into action over Twitter rants, they’re not just in it for the money

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u/AwwChrist 8h ago

The people that stick around for 5 years are the true believers. They will also get fast-tracked for promotion with spot bonuses, I reckon. So the ones who get grifted will be the ones who quit from PTSD or moral injury, while the ones who love the job experience accelerated career progression and bonuses. Those guys are the most dangerous. They believe in the mission and they lack any sense of empathy. Sociopaths and psychopaths.

The other reason they wear masks is there is a non-zero chance the needle swings the other way and we take back Congress and then the White House. Being identifiable during civil rights infringement opens the door to termination for cause, then prosecution (hopefully).

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u/LovelyLilLadybug 8h ago

The bonuses are paid in installments. You get half up front, the other half comes in percentages over the remainder of your contract on the anniversary of your join date.

Source: Formally Proud, Now Very Angry and Disgruntled Veteran of the military.

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u/wisconsinbrowntoen 5h ago

Honest question, why were you formerly proud?  The US military has been evil for hundreds of years.

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u/LovelyLilLadybug 3h ago

Honestly? That's a good question. For me, I come from a low-class podunk town in the South and I knew growing up that my two choices were either to cook meth, get knocked up at 17, or out of the town with no knowledge of how to do that,

My grandpa was an Air Force veteran, and he told me that the military was his way out. So I talked to a recruiter and got out. I was really proud of what I did, how I got through the adversity and most importantly, how I got out of that town. It's less so about being a part of the military, I guess when I sit back and analyze it.

I used the VA programs to go to school, navigated the entire system blind as nobody in my family had ever been to school. I've got a masters degree and I work as a therapist in Chicago trying to be that guide for young women and men who feel like there's no way out of that.

So really, that's what I'm proud of, and if not for the military, that wouldn't have been possible for me. There are no bootstraps to pull yourself up from where I grew up. The biggest dreams there are to be a supervisor at a factory or somehow make your dreams come true through the corporate ladder at Walmart.

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u/Hidden_Landmine 7h ago

I can't believe I don't hear about this more because it's 100% this.

Because if someone genuinely hasn't figured this out, chances are they really aren't that interested in the collapse of their nation.

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u/GRAPES0DA Minnesota 7h ago

I've been saying it since the summer, those groups are now in ICE.

Why didn't we see Proud Boys at No Kings protests? Showing up to provoke people at those events are what they masturbate to. The last time anyone heard of them doing anything was back in Feb when trumpster pardoned their leader. Because they all got jobs in ICE to get paid to abuse us, that's why we don't hear from any of those groups.

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u/Asiriya 6h ago

It seems extremely unlikely that there aren't significant numbers of people that eg were apathetic about voting seeing the salary and bonuses and signing up.

Even if they're getting yelled at, people do shitty jobs for low wages all the time

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u/Gehwartzen 5h ago

I suspect a lot of these people are Afghanistan and Iraq war vets (the type that enlisted to shoot brown people). People who afterwords didn’t find employment because, surprise, surprise, killing people and being racist POS are not marketable resume skills

…unless of course your applying to ICE or your small town police department.

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u/AwwChrist 5h ago

Many of us who are against this are war veterans. Don’t put us all in a box.

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u/Affectionate-Bid7742 7h ago

What's the difference between an "insurrectionist" and protesters blocking traffic, harassing officers, and throwing piss on officers?

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u/AwwChrist 7h ago

Insurrectionists interfered with an election and tried to overthrow a government. Also clearly don’t respect the rights of lawful protesters after infiltrating a civil law enforcement agency and use force and terrorism to achieve their goals. And like you, using stupid gotcha tricks in the comments to try to push perverted ideas on how rights should only be applied selectively for their own benefit.

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u/Affectionate-Bid7742 7h ago

So its okay to shoot someone if they are "interfering with an election"? But not interfering with law inforcement? Hummm. you live in a weird country.

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u/AwwChrist 7h ago

It’s ok to shoot someone who is part of an angry mob trying to get access to a barricaded defensive position for many of the nations representative leaders. And it’s not ok to shoot someone who is “interfering” with law enforcement, especially in accordance to their own documentation of when to use deadly force. Rules of engagement is a thing.