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B.See

(5,559 posts)
Sun Jun 8, 2025, 05:37 PM 21 hrs ago

Trump's immigration purge in LA should be a warning to all of America

Trump’s immigration purge in LA should be a warning to all of America - MSN What's unfolding in Los Angeles is not immigration enforcement; it's authoritarian rule.

Donald Trump, emboldened by his loyal band of goons, has turned one of the most diverse cities in America into ground zero for a political crackdown disguised as policy. Over the weekend, (Trump) ordered 2,000 National Guard troops into Los Angeles County.

The reason? Two days of protest against a brutal wave of immigration raids that swept up thousands across the States in recent weeks. Protesters demanded dignity, compassion, and due process.

They have been met with rubber bullets, flash-bang grenades, and the threat of martial law. Trump was blunt. Any demonstration that hinders his enforcement would now be considered a form of rebellion.

Let that sink in. Peaceful protest, constitutionally protected speech, is now framed as rebellion....it’s the language of a despot. Meanwhile, thousands of immigrants are being deported without due process, violating the very Constitution Trump swore to uphold.
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Trump's immigration purge in LA should be a warning to all of America (Original Post) B.See 21 hrs ago OP
The hour is late Cirsium 19 hrs ago #1
This whole TRUMPed up frenzy B.See 18 hrs ago #2

B.See

(5,559 posts)
2. This whole TRUMPed up frenzy
Sun Jun 8, 2025, 08:22 PM
18 hrs ago

is not about immigrants, not about "criminals or rapists" (esp. considering a criminal rapist occupies the o.office), not about drug cartels, or crime, or eating cats and dogs... no more so than Trump's anti-dei scam is about "merit."

It IS, rather, about the SAME kind of hate based ideology that motivated their hero, Adolph, and his Nazi cult worshippers who endorsed their sickly twisted cross, and embraced their loathsome MENTALITY.

It's about who MAGA believes should count, should matter, who "belongs", and who DOESN'T.

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