It feels like the administration is building a private military force with the high-dollar recruiting efforts. The article also noted “same-day” offers, indicating minimal background checks for weapon carrying, masked law enforcement officers.
Just as disconcerting is what I’ve read regarding a plan to lower FBI standards, requiring no college degree for new recruits and reducing the training from 18 to 8 weeks.
“Current and former agents tell the Times that the plan appears to shift the FBI’s focus to street crime and being more of a police force, instead of taking on complicated cases involving financial fraud, public corruption, and national security.”
I don't understand how people can so flippantly invoke images of some of the most brutal people in world history. It is so infuriating that people liken what the Nazis did to their own citizens to what Americans are doing to rid our country of non-citizens who came here with the sole purpose of doing harm. The two are NOT the same.
According to the stats, Trump will fall short of his goal of 1 million deportations a year, with only 300,000 in 2025. The Clinton administration deported 12,290,905 illegal immigrants. Bush deported 10,328,850, Obama 5,281,115. But keep vilifying Trump. TDS is alive and well.
I’m sure the folks in Germany felt the exact same way as you in the 1930s. They had their own versions of Stephen Miller, Vought, Hegseth, Noem, etc.
Political scientist Dr. Lawrence Britt recently wrote an article about fascism ("Fascism Anyone?," Free Inquiry, Spring 2003, page 20). Studying the fascist regimes of Hitler (Germany), Mussolini (Italy), Franco (Spain), Suharto (Indonesia), and Pinochet (Chile), Dr. Britt found they all had 14 elements in common. He calls these the identifying characteristics of fascism. The excerpt is in accordance with the magazine's policy.
The 14 characteristics are:
1. Powerful and Continuing Nationalism Fascist regimes tend to make constant use of patriotic mottos, slogans, symbols, songs, and other paraphernalia. Flags are seen everywhere, as are flag symbols on clothing and in public displays.
2. Disdain for the Recognition of Human Rights Because of fear of enemies and the need for security, the people in fascist regimes are persuaded that human rights can be ignored in certain cases because of "need." The people tend to look the other way or even approve of torture, summary executions, assassinations, long incarcerations of prisoners, etc.
3. Identification of Enemies/Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause The people are rallied into a unifying patriotic frenzy over the need to eliminate a perceived common threat or foe: racial , ethnic or religious minorities; liberals; communists; socialists, terrorists, etc.
4. Supremacy of the Military Even when there are widespread domestic problems, the military is given a disproportionate amount of government funding, and the domestic agenda is neglected. Soldiers and military service are glamorized.
5. Rampant Sexism The governments of fascist nations tend to be almost exclusively male-dominated. Under fascist regimes, traditional gender roles are made more rigid. Opposition to abortion is high, as is homophobia and anti-gay legislation and national policy.
6. Controlled Mass Media Sometimes to media is directly controlled by the government, but in other cases, the media is indirectly controlled by government regulation, or sympathetic media spokespeople and executives. Censorship, especially in war time, is very common.
7. Obsession with National Security Fear is used as a motivational tool by the government over the masses.
8. Religion and Government are Intertwined Governments in fascist nations tend to use the most common religion in the nation as a tool to manipulate public opinion. Religious rhetoric and terminology is common from government leaders, even when the major tenets of the religion are diametrically opposed to the government's policies or actions.
9. Corporate Power is Protected The industrial and business aristocracy of a fascist nation often are the ones who put the government leaders into power, creating a mutually beneficial business/government relationship and power elite.
10. Labor Power is Suppressed Because the organizing power of labor is the only real threat to a fascist government, labor unions are either eliminated entirely, or are severely suppressed .
11. Disdain for Intellectuals and the Arts Fascist nations tend to promote and tolerate open hostility to higher education, and academia. It is not uncommon for professors and other academics to be censored or even arrested. Free expression in the arts is openly attacked, and governments often refuse to fund the arts.
12. Obsession with Crime and Punishment Under fascist regimes, the police are given almost limitless power to enforce laws. The people are often willing to overlook police abuses and even forego civil liberties in the name of patriotism. There is often a national police force with virtually unlimited power in fascist nations.
13. Rampant Cronyism and Corruption Fascist regimes almost always are governed by groups of friends and associates who appoint each other to government positions and use governmental power and authority to protect their friends from accountability. It is not uncommon in fascist regimes for national resources and even treasures to be appropriated or even outright stolen by government leaders.
14. Fraudulent Elections Sometimes elections in fascist nations are a complete sham. Other times elections are manipulated by smear campaigns against or even assassination of opposition candidates, use of legislation to control voting numbers or political district boundaries, and manipulation of the media. Fascist nations also typically use their judiciaries to manipulate or control elections.
Disdain for the Recognition of Human Rights - Just like the Biden administration forcing people to be vaxxed or lose their jobs, reputations and more.
Identification of Enemies/Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause The people are rallied into a unifying patriotic frenzy over the need to eliminate a perceived common threat or foe: - Steele dossier and Russia Collusion hoax come to mind.
Supremacy of the Military Even when there are widespread domestic problems, the military is given a disproportionate amount of government funding, and the domestic agenda is neglected. Soldiers and military service are glamorized. -when the previous regime spent years making us weak and vulnerable, something had to be done to bring us back to the superpower the world looks to us to be. We are a protector, not a villain. Biden and Obama forgot that. There was no domestic agenda under the Biden administration. No foreign agenda for that matter either.
Rampant Sexism The governments of fascist nations tend to be almost exclusively male-dominated. Under fascist regimes, traditional gender roles are made more rigid. Opposition to abortion is high, as is homophobia and anti-gay legislation and national policy. Good thing Trump has a heavily female populated staff, and some of them are even gay. Can you believe it??
Controlled Mass Media Sometimes to media is directly controlled by the government, but in other cases, the media is indirectly controlled by government regulation, or sympathetic media spokespeople and executives. Censorship, especially in war time, is very common. Wow. MSNBC, CNN and all of the major networks have that one locked up. No argument there.
Obsession with National Security Fear is used as a motivational tool by the government over the masses. Our open borders took care of that. Thanks to Biden our national security was breached in every which way.
Religion and Government are Intertwined Governments in fascist nations tend to use the most common religion in the nation as a tool to manipulate public opinion. Religious rhetoric and terminology is common from government leaders, even when the major tenets of the religion are diametrically opposed to the government's policies or actions.
I see Christians and Jews being targeted by far-left groups in the US and nothing is done about it. Call someone by the wrong pronouns and there'll be hell to pay.
"In God We Trust".
Corporate Power is Protected The industrial and business aristocracy of a fascist nation often are the ones who put the government leaders into power, creating a mutually beneficial business/government relationship and power elite...Or they just create the most jobs for the most people with the ripple affect creating even more jobs.
Labor Power is Suppressed Because the organizing power of labor is the only real threat to a fascist government, labor unions are either eliminated entirely, or are severely suppressed. Luckily the labor unions realized that the Dems were only in it for the $ and were not providing any reciprocal benefits to them, so many jumped ship. Unfortunately the National Teacher's Union is still alive and well. They, along with the DOE, have managed to destroy the education system in this country for their own political and power gains.
Disdain for Intellectuals and the Arts Fascist nations tend to promote and tolerate open hostility to higher education, and academia. Hmm. Our education system and department of education have pretty much taken care of that too. With the elimination of arts in public schools over the years, many of our students have no music, studio or practical arts backgrounds anymore. Good thing the DOE is now gone. If only the universities would start teaching actual subjects that can be applied to real life instead of Harvard University: "How to Steal" or Rutgers University: “Politicizing Beyoncé”, $4,924. Georgetown University: “Dogs and Theology”, $7,453. Princeton University: “Isn’t It Romantic?” (reading list includes Phantom of the Opera and A Chorus Line). $6,930.
12, 13 and 14 have Biden written all over them.
Defund the police during Obama and Biden, led to this administration giving power back to the police to do their jobs...except in Chicago of course, where their mayor prefers that the gangs run the city. 58 shot over Labor Day weekend alone. Nice job.
Nothing says cronyism like preemptive pardons for family and friends before leaving office.
Fraudulent elections. If you can't win, wait until everyone is asleep and find millions of votes between 1:30am and 5:30am. Don't forget to pay for a fake dossier and get the networks to promote a collusion hoax involving a political candidate and one of our enemies.
work for ICE: I imagine the derisive comments; however, most of those immediately approved seem to be military veterans who have served tours. I'd like to know how many of those who protest have served such tours? Also, others applying are legal, as well as naturalized citizens who love the US & want to give back. The chants of the small # of protesters remind me of the stupid stuff said to our veterans during the Vietnam War - remember, that was during the lottery when many didn't even volunteer, but protesters spat on them & called them 'baby killers'
THIS MIGHT MAKE THIS LONG, but for anyone reading the article Bill linked to:
Individuals most likely to be hired at the recent ICE expo in Arlington were qualified applicants for criminal investigator and deportation officer positions, especially those with military or law enforcement backgrounds. ICE officials specifically noted high demand for applicants with prior experience.
Ideal candidates
Based on reports and job listings for the event, ideal candidates for jobs as deportation officers or special agents possessed the following qualifications:
Military or law enforcement background: ICE Chief Human Capital Officer Tyshawn Thomas reported a strong turnout of current and former law enforcement officers. An internal line was reserved specifically for these applicants, who were often given priority.
Strong sense of duty: Many candidates at the expo said they were motivated by a sense of patriotism and the desire to "serve [their] country".
Prior federal employees: This includes retired employees, who ICE sought to rehire. Prior federal employees often have the needed experience and can move through the hiring process more quickly.
Law-related education: For criminal investigator positions, a bachelor's degree is generally required, with applicants holding degrees in criminal justice, homeland security, and finance being sought after.
Ability to pass screenings: Applicants who were prepared to pass the necessary pre-employment screenings, including physical fitness tests, medical exams, and background investigations, were most likely to receive on-the-spot offers
ChatGPT stuff is pretty scary; however, what's also questionable is the lack of parental time spent w/ kids these days as they get so enmeshed w/ their virtual worlds (& not related to this article, but at younger & younger ages, unsupervised). This kid, kicked off the team, ended up at home w/ IBS, which in many cases points to stress, was then pulled away from a lot of real social connections. His mom, a therapist, should have recognized that, & along w/ dad, insisted on monitoring son's fake social world instead of after the suicide, when THEN they found the time to sort thru the boy's ChatGPT & print out 3,000 pages... Did they spend dinner together, w/ open conversations every night before the suicide? Why did mom not see the marks on her son's neck even tho he tried to help her see HIS DISTRESS???
4 day a week sounds great; however, what they've found was also discovered in a small town in CO many years ago when a friend of mine was a teacher & they tried the 4 day a week system. Parents couldn't do it, 'cause who would watch the kids on that 5th day? They were already paying for before &/or after school care 5 days a week, so if they went to 4 days, they couldn't afford an extra full day... Plus as the article mentioned, elder care...
I would love to see your citations that support your first paragraph. And please, don’t conflate Vietnam war veterans with masked ICE agents…draftees vs. volunteers. That is hitting too close to home and is offensive.
Thank you. ICE/DHS/FBI and all the other bodies that have been all rolled into one giant, overly funded criminal mob more closely resembling Brown Shirts than a law abiding body. They fail to ID themselves, show proper warrants and act more like thugs than well trained, law abiding law enforcement. Those currently employed seem to be out of shape, washed up wannabes and if recruitment is such that gold plated enticements have to be offered, I don’t see that new recruits will be much better than dregs.
As for how the soldiers were welcomed upon returning, yes, it was horrendous for many but many also realized they had been had by the powers that be(looking at you, you dead bastard McNamara)that non coms were fragging their new lieutenants. Viet Nam was a morass that hindsight showed as always 20/20 but there is never a profit made in peacetime; at least not for the powerbrokers who keep such conflicts going. Our fighting men and women caught hell when they were the last ones who should have.
There is no comparison here between these two diametrically opposite entities.
They don’t act like thugs, they ARE thugs. Government kidnappers snatching people from the streets and their families, some never to be seen again. Hell, Kilmar Garcia was disappeared, brought back, and then viciously arrested again for speaking out….how dare he (dripping sarcasm). What could possibly go wrong with “training these ICE thugs on the job” in a shorter time frame and then masking them up and setting them loose upon the streets to wreak havoc upon society?! Oh yeah, and Dean Cain is a member too ffs! 🤦🏻♀️ idk if you’ve seen his “training video” but it’s pathetic! Outta shape, washed up, loser!🚫🦸🏻
It’s a shame how our soldiers were treated post Vietnam and that they accepted this as their norm. It’s unfortunate that some people took it out on them instead of directing their angst and anger towards the government. I suppose it’s easier to target the soldiers in front of you than a “faceless” government you can’t reach, except during an election year. It’s frustrating. I’m sure it had to be for the ones that made it back from that hellscape! I can’t imagine. My uncle didn’t and plenty more 🫡 more government failure and lies of “no men left behind.”
Imposter nurses? A lot of doctors also are imposters. Even despite medical school indoctrination.
Yes, there are imposters everywhere in every field. Many doctors are excellent and continue training long after medical school.
It feels like the administration is building a private military force with the high-dollar recruiting efforts. The article also noted “same-day” offers, indicating minimal background checks for weapon carrying, masked law enforcement officers.
Just as disconcerting is what I’ve read regarding a plan to lower FBI standards, requiring no college degree for new recruits and reducing the training from 18 to 8 weeks.
“Current and former agents tell the Times that the plan appears to shift the FBI’s focus to street crime and being more of a police force, instead of taking on complicated cases involving financial fraud, public corruption, and national security.”
https://www.fedagent.com/news/fbi-to-lower-recruiting-standards-cut-college-degree-requirement-and-training-time
Is green the new brown shirt?
I don't understand how people can so flippantly invoke images of some of the most brutal people in world history. It is so infuriating that people liken what the Nazis did to their own citizens to what Americans are doing to rid our country of non-citizens who came here with the sole purpose of doing harm. The two are NOT the same.
According to the stats, Trump will fall short of his goal of 1 million deportations a year, with only 300,000 in 2025. The Clinton administration deported 12,290,905 illegal immigrants. Bush deported 10,328,850, Obama 5,281,115. But keep vilifying Trump. TDS is alive and well.
I’m sure the folks in Germany felt the exact same way as you in the 1930s. They had their own versions of Stephen Miller, Vought, Hegseth, Noem, etc.
Political scientist Dr. Lawrence Britt recently wrote an article about fascism ("Fascism Anyone?," Free Inquiry, Spring 2003, page 20). Studying the fascist regimes of Hitler (Germany), Mussolini (Italy), Franco (Spain), Suharto (Indonesia), and Pinochet (Chile), Dr. Britt found they all had 14 elements in common. He calls these the identifying characteristics of fascism. The excerpt is in accordance with the magazine's policy.
The 14 characteristics are:
1. Powerful and Continuing Nationalism Fascist regimes tend to make constant use of patriotic mottos, slogans, symbols, songs, and other paraphernalia. Flags are seen everywhere, as are flag symbols on clothing and in public displays.
2. Disdain for the Recognition of Human Rights Because of fear of enemies and the need for security, the people in fascist regimes are persuaded that human rights can be ignored in certain cases because of "need." The people tend to look the other way or even approve of torture, summary executions, assassinations, long incarcerations of prisoners, etc.
3. Identification of Enemies/Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause The people are rallied into a unifying patriotic frenzy over the need to eliminate a perceived common threat or foe: racial , ethnic or religious minorities; liberals; communists; socialists, terrorists, etc.
4. Supremacy of the Military Even when there are widespread domestic problems, the military is given a disproportionate amount of government funding, and the domestic agenda is neglected. Soldiers and military service are glamorized.
5. Rampant Sexism The governments of fascist nations tend to be almost exclusively male-dominated. Under fascist regimes, traditional gender roles are made more rigid. Opposition to abortion is high, as is homophobia and anti-gay legislation and national policy.
6. Controlled Mass Media Sometimes to media is directly controlled by the government, but in other cases, the media is indirectly controlled by government regulation, or sympathetic media spokespeople and executives. Censorship, especially in war time, is very common.
7. Obsession with National Security Fear is used as a motivational tool by the government over the masses.
8. Religion and Government are Intertwined Governments in fascist nations tend to use the most common religion in the nation as a tool to manipulate public opinion. Religious rhetoric and terminology is common from government leaders, even when the major tenets of the religion are diametrically opposed to the government's policies or actions.
9. Corporate Power is Protected The industrial and business aristocracy of a fascist nation often are the ones who put the government leaders into power, creating a mutually beneficial business/government relationship and power elite.
10. Labor Power is Suppressed Because the organizing power of labor is the only real threat to a fascist government, labor unions are either eliminated entirely, or are severely suppressed .
11. Disdain for Intellectuals and the Arts Fascist nations tend to promote and tolerate open hostility to higher education, and academia. It is not uncommon for professors and other academics to be censored or even arrested. Free expression in the arts is openly attacked, and governments often refuse to fund the arts.
12. Obsession with Crime and Punishment Under fascist regimes, the police are given almost limitless power to enforce laws. The people are often willing to overlook police abuses and even forego civil liberties in the name of patriotism. There is often a national police force with virtually unlimited power in fascist nations.
13. Rampant Cronyism and Corruption Fascist regimes almost always are governed by groups of friends and associates who appoint each other to government positions and use governmental power and authority to protect their friends from accountability. It is not uncommon in fascist regimes for national resources and even treasures to be appropriated or even outright stolen by government leaders.
14. Fraudulent Elections Sometimes elections in fascist nations are a complete sham. Other times elections are manipulated by smear campaigns against or even assassination of opposition candidates, use of legislation to control voting numbers or political district boundaries, and manipulation of the media. Fascist nations also typically use their judiciaries to manipulate or control elections.
Disdain for the Recognition of Human Rights - Just like the Biden administration forcing people to be vaxxed or lose their jobs, reputations and more.
Identification of Enemies/Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause The people are rallied into a unifying patriotic frenzy over the need to eliminate a perceived common threat or foe: - Steele dossier and Russia Collusion hoax come to mind.
Supremacy of the Military Even when there are widespread domestic problems, the military is given a disproportionate amount of government funding, and the domestic agenda is neglected. Soldiers and military service are glamorized. -when the previous regime spent years making us weak and vulnerable, something had to be done to bring us back to the superpower the world looks to us to be. We are a protector, not a villain. Biden and Obama forgot that. There was no domestic agenda under the Biden administration. No foreign agenda for that matter either.
Rampant Sexism The governments of fascist nations tend to be almost exclusively male-dominated. Under fascist regimes, traditional gender roles are made more rigid. Opposition to abortion is high, as is homophobia and anti-gay legislation and national policy. Good thing Trump has a heavily female populated staff, and some of them are even gay. Can you believe it??
Controlled Mass Media Sometimes to media is directly controlled by the government, but in other cases, the media is indirectly controlled by government regulation, or sympathetic media spokespeople and executives. Censorship, especially in war time, is very common. Wow. MSNBC, CNN and all of the major networks have that one locked up. No argument there.
Obsession with National Security Fear is used as a motivational tool by the government over the masses. Our open borders took care of that. Thanks to Biden our national security was breached in every which way.
Religion and Government are Intertwined Governments in fascist nations tend to use the most common religion in the nation as a tool to manipulate public opinion. Religious rhetoric and terminology is common from government leaders, even when the major tenets of the religion are diametrically opposed to the government's policies or actions.
I see Christians and Jews being targeted by far-left groups in the US and nothing is done about it. Call someone by the wrong pronouns and there'll be hell to pay.
"In God We Trust".
Corporate Power is Protected The industrial and business aristocracy of a fascist nation often are the ones who put the government leaders into power, creating a mutually beneficial business/government relationship and power elite...Or they just create the most jobs for the most people with the ripple affect creating even more jobs.
Labor Power is Suppressed Because the organizing power of labor is the only real threat to a fascist government, labor unions are either eliminated entirely, or are severely suppressed. Luckily the labor unions realized that the Dems were only in it for the $ and were not providing any reciprocal benefits to them, so many jumped ship. Unfortunately the National Teacher's Union is still alive and well. They, along with the DOE, have managed to destroy the education system in this country for their own political and power gains.
Disdain for Intellectuals and the Arts Fascist nations tend to promote and tolerate open hostility to higher education, and academia. Hmm. Our education system and department of education have pretty much taken care of that too. With the elimination of arts in public schools over the years, many of our students have no music, studio or practical arts backgrounds anymore. Good thing the DOE is now gone. If only the universities would start teaching actual subjects that can be applied to real life instead of Harvard University: "How to Steal" or Rutgers University: “Politicizing Beyoncé”, $4,924. Georgetown University: “Dogs and Theology”, $7,453. Princeton University: “Isn’t It Romantic?” (reading list includes Phantom of the Opera and A Chorus Line). $6,930.
12, 13 and 14 have Biden written all over them.
Defund the police during Obama and Biden, led to this administration giving power back to the police to do their jobs...except in Chicago of course, where their mayor prefers that the gangs run the city. 58 shot over Labor Day weekend alone. Nice job.
Nothing says cronyism like preemptive pardons for family and friends before leaving office.
Fraudulent elections. If you can't win, wait until everyone is asleep and find millions of votes between 1:30am and 5:30am. Don't forget to pay for a fake dossier and get the networks to promote a collusion hoax involving a political candidate and one of our enemies.
Biden, Biden, Biden…he is the past. We are talking about what trump is going to democracy, right now, today, not to mention his personal grift.
work for ICE: I imagine the derisive comments; however, most of those immediately approved seem to be military veterans who have served tours. I'd like to know how many of those who protest have served such tours? Also, others applying are legal, as well as naturalized citizens who love the US & want to give back. The chants of the small # of protesters remind me of the stupid stuff said to our veterans during the Vietnam War - remember, that was during the lottery when many didn't even volunteer, but protesters spat on them & called them 'baby killers'
THIS MIGHT MAKE THIS LONG, but for anyone reading the article Bill linked to:
Individuals most likely to be hired at the recent ICE expo in Arlington were qualified applicants for criminal investigator and deportation officer positions, especially those with military or law enforcement backgrounds. ICE officials specifically noted high demand for applicants with prior experience.
Ideal candidates
Based on reports and job listings for the event, ideal candidates for jobs as deportation officers or special agents possessed the following qualifications:
Military or law enforcement background: ICE Chief Human Capital Officer Tyshawn Thomas reported a strong turnout of current and former law enforcement officers. An internal line was reserved specifically for these applicants, who were often given priority.
Strong sense of duty: Many candidates at the expo said they were motivated by a sense of patriotism and the desire to "serve [their] country".
Prior federal employees: This includes retired employees, who ICE sought to rehire. Prior federal employees often have the needed experience and can move through the hiring process more quickly.
Law-related education: For criminal investigator positions, a bachelor's degree is generally required, with applicants holding degrees in criminal justice, homeland security, and finance being sought after.
Ability to pass screenings: Applicants who were prepared to pass the necessary pre-employment screenings, including physical fitness tests, medical exams, and background investigations, were most likely to receive on-the-spot offers
ChatGPT stuff is pretty scary; however, what's also questionable is the lack of parental time spent w/ kids these days as they get so enmeshed w/ their virtual worlds (& not related to this article, but at younger & younger ages, unsupervised). This kid, kicked off the team, ended up at home w/ IBS, which in many cases points to stress, was then pulled away from a lot of real social connections. His mom, a therapist, should have recognized that, & along w/ dad, insisted on monitoring son's fake social world instead of after the suicide, when THEN they found the time to sort thru the boy's ChatGPT & print out 3,000 pages... Did they spend dinner together, w/ open conversations every night before the suicide? Why did mom not see the marks on her son's neck even tho he tried to help her see HIS DISTRESS???
4 day a week sounds great; however, what they've found was also discovered in a small town in CO many years ago when a friend of mine was a teacher & they tried the 4 day a week system. Parents couldn't do it, 'cause who would watch the kids on that 5th day? They were already paying for before &/or after school care 5 days a week, so if they went to 4 days, they couldn't afford an extra full day... Plus as the article mentioned, elder care...
I would love to see your citations that support your first paragraph. And please, don’t conflate Vietnam war veterans with masked ICE agents…draftees vs. volunteers. That is hitting too close to home and is offensive.
Thank you. ICE/DHS/FBI and all the other bodies that have been all rolled into one giant, overly funded criminal mob more closely resembling Brown Shirts than a law abiding body. They fail to ID themselves, show proper warrants and act more like thugs than well trained, law abiding law enforcement. Those currently employed seem to be out of shape, washed up wannabes and if recruitment is such that gold plated enticements have to be offered, I don’t see that new recruits will be much better than dregs.
As for how the soldiers were welcomed upon returning, yes, it was horrendous for many but many also realized they had been had by the powers that be(looking at you, you dead bastard McNamara)that non coms were fragging their new lieutenants. Viet Nam was a morass that hindsight showed as always 20/20 but there is never a profit made in peacetime; at least not for the powerbrokers who keep such conflicts going. Our fighting men and women caught hell when they were the last ones who should have.
There is no comparison here between these two diametrically opposite entities.
They don’t act like thugs, they ARE thugs. Government kidnappers snatching people from the streets and their families, some never to be seen again. Hell, Kilmar Garcia was disappeared, brought back, and then viciously arrested again for speaking out….how dare he (dripping sarcasm). What could possibly go wrong with “training these ICE thugs on the job” in a shorter time frame and then masking them up and setting them loose upon the streets to wreak havoc upon society?! Oh yeah, and Dean Cain is a member too ffs! 🤦🏻♀️ idk if you’ve seen his “training video” but it’s pathetic! Outta shape, washed up, loser!🚫🦸🏻
It’s a shame how our soldiers were treated post Vietnam and that they accepted this as their norm. It’s unfortunate that some people took it out on them instead of directing their angst and anger towards the government. I suppose it’s easier to target the soldiers in front of you than a “faceless” government you can’t reach, except during an election year. It’s frustrating. I’m sure it had to be for the ones that made it back from that hellscape! I can’t imagine. My uncle didn’t and plenty more 🫡 more government failure and lies of “no men left behind.”
man who faked his own death: made me think of the song by Paul Simon '50 Ways to Leave Your Lover'
Darn Bill. Wa-Po wants me to still sign up or in to read your gift. Is there a different outlet for this story?