Yes, cruelty and brutality are the guiding purposes as they represent a logical extension of performative politics. And isn’t lovely that local police departments are so heavily militarized. I believe Clinton unloaded surplus military equipment on police departments. If you have it, you’ll use it. It will be interesting to see how community/neighborhood resistance evolves. Good piece. Remember your writing in the past—The Nation, I think. Keep up the good work.
Since I have been doing work in immigration justice for over 15 years, this comes as no surprise to me. But the whole picture is frightening nonetheless for what it means to us as a country. And it is disheartening that so many Americans were sucked in and believed the rhetoric, when it was never about dangerous criminals, but our friends, coworkers, business owners, family and neighbors.
Yes, cruelty and brutality are the guiding purposes as they represent a logical extension of performative politics. And isn’t lovely that local police departments are so heavily militarized. I believe Clinton unloaded surplus military equipment on police departments. If you have it, you’ll use it. It will be interesting to see how community/neighborhood resistance evolves. Good piece. Remember your writing in the past—The Nation, I think. Keep up the good work.
Since I have been doing work in immigration justice for over 15 years, this comes as no surprise to me. But the whole picture is frightening nonetheless for what it means to us as a country. And it is disheartening that so many Americans were sucked in and believed the rhetoric, when it was never about dangerous criminals, but our friends, coworkers, business owners, family and neighbors.
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If Deporting MS-13 Gang Members is a Constitutional Crisis, Then Let the Crisis Begin https://torrancestephensphd.substack.com/p/if-deporting-ms-13-gang-members-is