A widely recognized poem by Martin Niemoller illustrates the gradual expansion of oppression as it targets one group after another. Niemoller’s work, often titled First They Came, reflects on the Nazi era, noting how inaction enabled broader persecution: initially targeting socialists, then trade unionists, followed by Jews, and eventually the speaker, with no one left to protest. The Trump Administration has intensified its deportation efforts at a pace that exceeds the early progression of Nazism. Within three months the scope of roundups broadened significantly. Authorities first focused on gang members. They then moved to individuals wrongly accused of gang ties. Next came campus protesters followed by green card holders. The policy soon reached people nearing citizenship and finally extended to babies holding United States citizenship. This swift escalation shows a widening net that engulfs diverse populations rapidly. Each phase builds momentum surpassing historical examples in speed. The strategy of this leadership highlights risks of unchecked overreach.
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Yep, good thing you see the Biden Administration to be as bad as this, right, Theodore?:
1) no way to compare rotten apples with rotten oranges
2) the point of the good cop/bad cop game is to get you to think the good cop is your friend
Let’s look at Trump. The man who failed at selling steaks. And vodka. And ran casinos into the ground. Then he walks into the RNC, wipes out the entire field of candidates (including Jeb Bush) and not by a little. Then he knocked the stuffing out of Hillary Clinton. Biden beat him by a razor-thin margin, mainly due to how Trump’s four years were sufficiently terrifying to some people to actually get them out of their “didn’t vote” seats for the 2020 election.
Biden frittered that opportunity away.
And that’s how Trump got where he is. He’s not a symptom, he’s not a bug. He’s what you get when the democrats chase away all the people with intelligence, drive, commitment, and integrity. Him and Biden. And all the rest of the gallery. d or R, most are just serving the wealthy. Trump’s what you get when it’s a bunch of hypocrites on both sides who take their orders from the 0.0001%.
FDR was a democrat. And he ordered plenty of people to be rounded up. After Bush, there was a democrat in the White House. And he kept Gitmo running. So did Biden. They’re all the same.
Looks like 7 SCOTUS justices get picked up & packed off next!
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The 1% will discover soon enough that their reach has exceeded their grasp. When that happens, they will lose their grip.