9. Ask anyone who has ever lived in a police state or who has good historical knowledge of how police states function what life will be like for us – all of us – as all of this is set into motion.

10. If Trump enacts this barbaric plan, do not expect the so-called "guardrails," including especially the corporate media, to act as the conscience of the nation or to resist the barbarism. To the contrary….

All to solve a made-up problem….

#Trump #fascism #cruelty #immigrants #violence
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7. Violence begets violence begets violence. Once you set it in motion in this way from the top of the government, it involves and threatens everyone.

8. When people see that their lust to hurt targeted others is blessed and encouraged by their leaders, that lust to hurt thrives, grows, spreads and begins to turn a society into hell on earth.

#Trump #fascism #cruelty #immigrants #violence
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5. All of these possibilites are compounded by Trump's promise to seize direct control of the military and turn militarized force against immigrants.

6. History shows us that any time a would-be strongman dictator takes control of the military and turns it on targeted segments of the population, everyone – especially dissidents and social outcasts – ends up being targeted.

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2. If a nation's government engages in acts of immense barbarism and cruelty, every citizen of that nation is affected and implicated.

3. We may imagine that an act like this will affect "only" them, and not us.

4. Set barbarism and cruelty into motion from the top of a government, and it eventually reaches you and me and not just the targeted others.

#Trump #fascism #cruelty #immigrants #violence
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Suppose for a moment that Trump carries through on his wildly popular promise to round up, incarcerate, and deport millions of immigrants. We can hope this does not happen. But all indicators tell us that some version of this plan is already in place, to begin immediately after he's sworn into office.

Ten points to consider:

1. Rounding up, incarcerating, and deporting millions of people will be an act of immense barbarism and cruelty.

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NEW: Before Springfield, #Ohio, became a flashpoint in the #immigration debate, #Trump and right-wing pundits exploited a police chief’s plea for resources to claim Whitewater, #Wisconsin was being subjected to an “invasion.” The truth is much more complicated.

#Government #News #Midwest #Immigrants #Police

propublica.org/article/immigra…

How Immigration Is Affecting Whitewater, Wisconsin

Before Springfield, Ohio, became a flashpoint in the immigration debate, Trump and right-wing pundits exploited a police chief’s plea for resources to claim Whitewater was being subjected to an “invasion.” The truth is much more complicated.

^ProPublica

He Died Building a Ship for the U.S. #Government. His Family Got Nothing.
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Elmer Pérez was one of many #immigrants hired by U.S. shipbuilders to fill the urgent need for skilled #labor. These workers do the same jobs and take the same risks as their American counterparts, but are left on their own when things go wrong.

#News #Immigration #Economy #Louisiana #Migration #Politics

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An Immigrant Died Building a Ship for the U.S. Government. His Family Got Nothing.

Elmer Pérez was one of many immigrants hired by U.S. shipbuilders to fill the urgent need for skilled labor. These workers do the same jobs and take the same risks as their American counterparts, but are left on their own when things go wrong.

^ProPublica

@burtchen @mkarliner
To me, it is both surprising and appalling how many Americans have made it obvious that they would have supported Hitler’s rise to power.

"If you took Trump's statements about immigrants and replaced the words for "immigrant" with the words for "Jew", what would you see?"

#Trump #Hitler #Antisemitism #Immigrants #Meme #Meme

As Moira Donegal reminds us, Trump's plan to round up immigrants, put them into camps, and deport them is a "moral abomination," no matter how many white Christians lust for it and how the corporate media whitewash it.

"What is being proposed is a vast cruelty, a human tragedy, and a costly national investment in racism."

#Republicans #Trump #JDVance #immigrants #violence #MassDeportations #churches #WhiteEvangelicals #WhiteCatholics #MainlineProtestants
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theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Trump’s proposal for mass deportation of immigrants is a moral abomination

This would be a horrific program of ethnic cleansing – yet most of the media reaction has focused on the economic costs

^{Moira Donegan (The Guardian)}

Russell Contreras zeroes in on findings of the PRRI "Challenges to Democracy" study. Who, precisely wants to round up immigrants and put them into camps?

79% of Republicans vs. 22% of Democrats

75% of white evangelicals
61% of white Catholics
58% of white mainline Protestants

#Republicans #Trump #JDVance #immigrants #violence #MassDeportations #churches #WhiteEvangelicals #WhiteCatholics #MainlineProtestants
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