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dwayneb

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22. All true, and they love every minute of it

Reply to Irish_Dem (Original post)

Fri Nov 7, 2025, 09:55 AM

Nov 7

The ICE campaign has always been about cruelty and spreading fear. As was true for the whole narrative about the dangers of illegal immigrants.

A true fascist feeds on the sick joy of putting their boot on a neck, or clubbing a head, or kicking a defenseless human being when he/she is on the ground. And we are not far off from the ultimate joy of lining up the "communists" and shooting them in the back of the head execution style.

It has always been this way. It just too someone like Trump to tap into the dark and depraved Fascist heart of rural America.

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From Reddit: ICE arrests [View all] Irish_Dem Nov 6 OP

Excellent irony. usonian Nov 6 #1

Perfect, sums it up quite well PatSeg Nov 6 #2

Yes everything was a total lie. Irish_Dem Nov 6 #3

It was all about fear, not immigration PatSeg Nov 6 #4

Yes Trump does not care about the immigration issue. Irish_Dem Nov 6 #7

Not to mention that PatSeg Nov 6 #8

Two of his wives were immigrants. Melania was an illegal. Irish_Dem Nov 6 #9

AND Trump's mother was an immigrant as well PatSeg Nov 6 #12

Yep mother too. Irish_Dem Nov 6 #13

Yes, create division in order to gain PatSeg Nov 6 #14

Divide and Conquer. Ancient Roman tactic. Irish_Dem Nov 6 #15

It's a cliche for a reason PatSeg Nov 6 #16

Yes. All textbook moves - but they work on some people. yellow dahlia Nov 6 #18

Obviously, being tyrants have PatSeg Nov 7 #21

I suspect a lot of the people working for him also enjoy the cruelty and sense of power over. Biophilic Nov 6 #10

Trump is running a crime syndicate so of course he hires sadistic psychopaths. Irish_Dem Nov 6 #11

I can hear the sadism in his voice sometimes. yellow dahlia Nov 6 #17

Yes the insulting, sneering, cruel tone. Irish_Dem Nov 6 #19

K & R malaise Nov 6 #5

and if you're not going into high crime / gang controlled areas and making arrests, azureblue Nov 6 #6

All that military gear, traveling in ICE gangs to places where criminal gangs NEVER are bunch of overpaid cowards Attilatheblond Nov 7 #20

All true, and they love every minute of it dwayneb Nov 7 #22

Right out of the Gestapo play book. Irish_Dem Nov 7 #23

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