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Going ahead with the insurrection act means they're planning to have the army massacre us.

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[–] OshagHennessey@lemmy.world 45 points 12 hours ago (4 children)

They're already spread thin in MN, this will only make that worse. They're already desperate to fill their ranks with enough bodies, this will only make that worse.

ICE is currently, and is likely to remain, susceptible to infiltration by resistors.

Any able-bodied people who are interested in offering non-violent resistance to preserve democracy should consider whether they're willing to exploit this opportunity.

[–] 100_kg_90_de_belin@feddit.it 1 points 1 hour ago

Dangling tens of thousands of dollars in benefits for making brutalizing minorities your job is going to work miracles in a country where many people would do it for free.

[–] Ferrous@lemmy.ml 23 points 11 hours ago

Thinking that ICE's collapse is a forgone conclusion seems dangerous given how quickly they're filling their ranks, and because of how much they are improving their strategies in the Minnesota demo. We should all be on the same page and understand that ICE's power will flourish and their strategies will be refined in coming months. It's time to prepare for a future in which ICE is successful, not cling to the hope that ICE is somehow doomed to fail.

[–] Kirp123@lemmy.world 12 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

The economy is getting worse and the bonuses ICE offers start to look better and better. People will get desperate.

[–] RustyShackleford@piefed.social 12 points 10 hours ago

ICE is an obvious attempt by the government to get ICE agents killed by democrats. Essentially fishing bait for a revolution.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 2 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

Aren't they offering something like 20K or 30K just for fucking signing up?

At the same time the Taco economy is fucking up everyone's livelihood?

[–] Headofthebored@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

I believe you have to be employed for quite a while before they pay the bonus out, (if they ever do)

[–] Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca 11 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

How many of those sign-up bonuses do think will actually get paid out?

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 2 points 10 hours ago

No idea, but people that are in dire circumstances due to Taco fucking over the economy are not likely to ask many questions.