People - Americans - many of them innocent, are being kidnapped off the street and sent, without due process, to a black hole in El Salvador that the government claimed in court it is impossible to retrieve them from.
The scope of these kidnappings expands every day. They will come for you or your loved ones. We know this from every piece of history.
The father from Maryland “erroneously” sent to El Salvador is a nameable rallying point.
It is easily the most horrific and tangible aspect of the administration right now. And, these protests of ours notoriously lack a focused message or flash point.
And, personally, I feel like any more time spent at rallies where the speakers gloss over this and instead use the opportunity to speak to thousands of gathered centrists and liberals to politely recite poetry and ask “Are there any 90s kids in the audience? 🤪,” before we all break for brunch, is, well - I’m not sure how much more I can take. And I know I’m not alone.
We need to take this seriously. We need to use these events to wake each other up and agitate, not pat each other on the back.
And I firmly believe the best possible opportunity to do this is to focus on the horrific actions of ICE.
Originally Posted By u/time-itself At 2025-04-10 02:57:35 PM | Source
This is 100% the thing that is killing my motivation to attend protests. Protestors have been kidnapped and fucking disappeared. Visas are getting revoked just for liking posts on social media. There is nothing that gets my blood boiling more than some fucking centrist cockroach getting on the tiny stage at a protest and saying some dumbass shit like "Alright, everyone take out your phones and send a text to this number so you can start getting my fundraising reminders!"
Get the fuck off the stage, get the fuck out of this protest, do not tell everyone to make a digital action that CLEARLY places them at this protest, and come back when you want to make a difference instead of fleecing scared people. If I have to go through it again I'm gonna start heckling if I have to. For a group that loved to make fun of the Signal fiasco, I've seen some absolute dogshit opsec at the protests I've attended, and that shit could actually have serious consequences.