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Charmin One

(358 posts)
Wed Jan 21, 2026, 06:51 PM 14 hrs ago

A MAGA I know defendiing ICE

A MAGA I know thinks the areresting of US citizens is just a few mistakes being made. He also said the protesters are “paid agitators”. Incredible.

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A MAGA I know defendiing ICE (Original Post) Charmin One 14 hrs ago OP
The streak of stupid in the USA is mind blowing big. yourout 14 hrs ago #1
Oh yeah. Diamond_Dog 14 hrs ago #2
I sm surounded by MAGAs, they think doc03 14 hrs ago #3
I'm currently living markie 14 hrs ago #4
let me guess Skittles 14 hrs ago #6
one man markie 13 hrs ago #9
who is paying them Skittles 14 hrs ago #5
Its all funny, until it happens to them Johonny 14 hrs ago #7
The media feeds them these lies and the eat it up. progressoid 14 hrs ago #8
Surely such a devout "patriot" would accept advice from Benjamin Franklin 0rganism 13 hrs ago #10

Diamond_Dog

(39,912 posts)
2. Oh yeah.
Wed Jan 21, 2026, 06:58 PM
14 hrs ago

On my Nextdoor site they will say shit like “He is our president and we need to support him.” Or “If you’re here illegally, you need to get out.” “About time someone got rid of all these illegals,” etc.

I guess they’re OK with their tactics. ??

There’s one woman who always refers to Biden as “Sleepy.” As in “Back in the Sleepy administration…”

markie

(23,916 posts)
4. I'm currently living
Wed Jan 21, 2026, 07:42 PM
14 hrs ago

just down the road from where Frederick Douglas grew up and Harriet Tubman started the Underground Railroad.... I got into an online discussion with locals after the newspaper did an article on the ICE protests... Oh My.... the people here that truly believe we are paid to protest is mind blowing... and the fundamental Christians who truly believe we have to follow all the laws because the Bible says so.... and the people who believe that immigrants are taking all of their tax money... and so many other ridiculous arguments... I am incredulous the racism is strong

markie

(23,916 posts)
9. one man
Wed Jan 21, 2026, 07:51 PM
13 hrs ago

started his argument .... our Country was founded on Christian values... I nicely told him our Country was founded on the Declaration of Independence, the US Constitution and the Bill of Rights.... some of the founding fathers were men of faith but believed in separation and Jesus would be abhorred by what was going on.... so he sent me all sorts of quotes from the Bible on how we need to follow the law... and I nicely reminded him that these quotes were not Jesus' but those of followers that came afterwards and they needed to keep people in line and Jesus' only law was Love "love thy neighbor as thyself"

well, ya just can't talk to some people

Johonny

(25,610 posts)
7. Its all funny, until it happens to them
Wed Jan 21, 2026, 07:47 PM
14 hrs ago

Or someone they know. Conservatives have no ability to think outside their personal sphere.

They think it can't, won't happen to them, but we are seeing, it can happen to anyone. These agents don't seem to give a fuck.

0rganism

(25,492 posts)
10. Surely such a devout "patriot" would accept advice from Benjamin Franklin
Wed Jan 21, 2026, 07:56 PM
13 hrs ago

"It is better 100 guilty Persons should escape than that one innocent Person should suffer" -- a principle which was allegedly an aspiration of the US justice system

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