First term a lot of people considered leaving but frankly it didn’t feel like this.
Mods: I am unsure if this question goes against rule 2 or not. I mean to ask this as the general situation but of course it is political. The wording of the rule makes it unclear if politics are allowed or not…
Not offensive: at this point, we do not have the bandwidth to moderate overtly political discussions. Assume best intent and be excellent to each other.
I just don’t get going after innocent people
Catching real criminals is hard. Pretending innocent people are criminals is easy.
that reminded me to check how Duterte’s trial is going
To create fear, distrust, confusion, anger, distraction, and validate the base’s hatred of whichever “outgroups” are being blamed for everything. If you fit a profile, they put you in a box. Doesn’t matter if you’re “innocent” or the reason for the government fucking with you or deporting you is a mistake anymore because agencies like ICE and DHS are so deeply compromised as to not follow any rule of law.
This shit happens all throughout human history in dictatorships and fascist states.
Despite the rhetoric there’s not enough criminals to mass deport.
fascism requires targets to distract and divide the populace
Because he’s a cunt