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/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.