Some commenters escalate rhetoric to existential stakes
5 Sep 19 11:38 PM · 4d ago · 4 comments · 1 source · development 5 of 7
A subset of commenters tied the local clash to broader claims about national leadership, framing the situation in extreme terms.
ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) Federal agency whose agents were involved in the skirmishProtesters at Broadview Demonstrators outside the ICE facilityDepartment of Homeland Security (DHS) Parent agency of ICE, target of structural criticism
Donald Trump Referenced by commenters as responsible for ICE staffing decisions
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What people said 4 voices · verbatim
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These thugs are pussies with guns. When we stand in enough numbers, they're scared of us. They'll always tuck tail and run. There's literally hundreds of millions of us. They know they can't beat us so they find ways to divide and control us so we don't unite and overrun them.
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It is not hyperbole to say that each day this is allowed to continue the entire human race is imperiled by a #Pedonazi psychopath with 5,000 nukes at his fingertips and nothing on earth apparently able to restrain him. Every minute he remains in power is another minute extinction lingers over all.
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WTF is wrong with those cosplaying "soldiers"?! Were those women really that intimidating?
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Spoken like someone who hasn't, and doesn't know anyone who has. Have you had trouble finding out where to go to protest? Google has answers, you just have to ask.
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