Democratic leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives have condemned a raid on Rep. Ilhan Omar's home as "deeply disturbing" and accused the Trump administration of a "rogue abuse of power" just weeks ahead of November's midterm elections.

Let's see if they do anything besides strong words and maybe some paddles.

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[–] 13 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

This is a pretty serious escalation. We all knew it was coming, so I'm not going to act surprised. But let's all take a moment just to acknowledge how serious it is that a sitting president just had his DOJ (or DHS, whoever it was) raid the home of a political opponent without probable cause, any evidence or reasonable suspicion of wrongdoing, and presumably no warrant.

Like we knew he was on a hitler kick, but this now so close to the midterms is just... well, very hitler of him...

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  • [–] 22 points 6 hours ago (4 children)

    Thats all you weak fuckers do, condemn this, condemn that, when are you fucking spineless loser ing actually going to persecute anyone over their crimes.

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  • [–] 8 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

    Condem….. fucking start arresting people!

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  • [–] 15 points 8 hours ago (9 children)

    It's weird to me that so many people are still convinced there is a peaceful way out of fascism. There can be no peace while conservatives continue to infest our nation. They need to be completely removed before we will find any amount of peace. Conservatives are truly, deeply evil and cannot stop harming everyone around them. They must be forcibly stopped or they will only get worse.

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  • [–] 4 points 4 hours ago

    This won't stop me from voting in the upcoming midterms, but I'm of the opinion that the last presidential election was The Last Election, in that I mean the last one that could have mattered. People refused to vote against genocide at home because of genocide on the other side of the world (or so they said).

    So yeah. Forceful removal of fascists is the only way forward left.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 hours ago (1 child)

    It’s weird to me that so many people are still convinced there is a peaceful way out of fascism.

    It's not a matter of conviction, it's a matter of impotence. Fascists are mobilized, organized, and well-financed by their oligarch allies. Antifascists are untrained, scattered, and overwhelmingly working class or outright lumpen.

    Conservatives are truly, deeply evil and cannot stop harming everyone around them. They must be forcibly stopped or they will only get worse.

    Well, you seem like you've got the Will to Power. Get out there and get to it, then. Wave your sword around. Slay the dragon. It should be easy.

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  • [–] 1 point 34 minutes ago

    I may not be able to slay the entire dragon, but I can encourage my fellow antifascists to act.

    Just because we act alone, it doesn't mean we are alone in the fight. Whether a resistor's taste is subtly lethal or violently overt, there are countless ways to resist fascism locally.

    Conservatives are a wide-spread infestation. They are relatives. They are colleagues. They are neighbors. Be discrete. Be merciless. Be prolific.

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  • [–] 7 points 8 hours ago (4 children)

    Do you mean authoritarianism or fascism specifically? I mean look at Orban's Hungary for a mostly non-violent way out.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 hours ago

    Only because of the EU actually punishing Orban for democratic backsliding by withholding funds. It is also hard to do authoritarian things when part of a confederated organisation. Meanwhile, the US has a more centralised government and a single culture, so it regulatory capture is much easier for any authoritarian figures to sneak in.

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  • [–] 4 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

    Then you don't understand what is actually happening. Just getting trump out of office is not enough. There need to be expedited, quick trials and immediate punishment for the pedophilia and treason that has been livestreamed in 4k for the last decade.

    Viktor orban is free. There are some more show trials but even his rival that "defeated" him says "the courts must decide".

    What do you think will happen in our country?

    Everyone has been primed for quick and happy acceptance of fascism. We were given an illusion of choice. Descend into techno fascism through physical violence, or administrative means. Either way, the people behind all of the issues here will not face time and are already funding Democrats (Thiel).

    People will be so happy that trump is gone and they won't even remember about flock cameras, employers monitoring your own body heat and emf frequencies to "know your mood". We will not get any money back from the tarriffs. Prices will not go back down to anything substantial. They will be so distracted by the judge Judy like committee hearings and "special prosecutors" that will be "so close" to convicting anyone meaningful

    And you will all cheer

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  • [–] 1 point 4 hours ago (1 child)

    Who are you talking to? You're making a fictional strawman then arguing against them. I agree with you mostly. Trump will never face a day of justice, and he's not leaving office alive.

    I typed this whole other response but lemmy didn't save it for some reason...

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  • [–] 12 points 8 hours ago (1 child)

    There has to be at least one furrowed brow among them.

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  • [–] 14 points 9 hours ago

    When then midterm is done, if the democrats win, the head of DHS (Markwayne Mullin) should be hauled in for contempt of Congress, then thrown in jail. Every agent involved should be put on a list of people unemployable in America and their contacts all investigated and any hint of foreign influence should turn this into treason and conspiracy charges for every last one. It seems we're paying for a firing squad and money is tight, so let's get our value out.

    I get that this won't happen, but if Democrats need to compromise, let's start negotiations from this position.

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