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“Abolish ICE” Is More Popular Than Ever. How Will Democrats Drop the Ball This Time?
(theintercept.com)
this post was submitted on 18 Jan 2026
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Man you Americans like to shit on the opposition more than you do on the actual Nazis. No wonder you guys are fucked, if I was a leftists politician I would not want to stand up for you guys just to be called every name in the book and shit. I’d let you guys drown too
lmao you'd have to not be American to think Democrats qualify as "the opposition" after they conducted an internationally-recognized genocide and sent police to beat nonviolent student protestors opposing that genocide
The left has no federal representation in America and no upper-level state representation either. Greens won some local elections but that's about it I think.
Right so this is why you guys prefer trump and we are supposed to think you’re sane? You hate the democrats so much that a pedo Nazi is preferable, that is insanity. Cause all you’re doing is helping trump and his pedos and racists, you’re being a far right conservative stooge. At least own it, say it. The democrats are so bad you prefer trump. Say it.
As a non American i can’t tell the difference between MAGA and you guys anymore, you both support trump in different ways, you help him by helping his campaign and attacking his political enemies for him. You oppose anyone who wants to stand up to him. You refuse to vote for democrats. So what’s the difference between you and MAGA? Nothing.
You guys bitched that you didn’t want the old white man anymore, so they gave you an educated black woman and you went “eeew no”
Then you played right into the hands of trump, Putin and Netanyahu and let them spoon feed you the narrative you wanted. They committed genocide while pointed the finger elsewhere and you ate that shit up
Who tf said I prefer Trump? lol liberal mindrot, didn't even read the rest of whatever you said
Typical American
The typical American is too busy to read dumb Blue MAGA (except not even from America) ramblings? Yeah true
Not even American, I know you guys think entire in the world is your footstool and everyone online must be American but we’re not.
If I was American I’d end myself
...yeah, I know, that's why I said "except not even from America". Guess that high-caliber non-American education system still struggled to help you with reading comprehension.
Are you insinuating that you would allow the Nazis to take over if their opponents called you some mean names? Just want to get that cleared up.
Im saying your people and country are not worth saving. As an indigenous person, I just want to be clear that the US is a country of terrorists, and im glad it’s on fire
A collapsing United States could still kill everyone else out of spite. For example, if a civil war begins, various states could seize the nuclear silos and power plants, and then dirty bomb their enemies. The Americans would all be dead, but the rest of the world would have to deal with the radioactive crap and extremists leaking out of the States.
The US 100% is getting what it deserves. But holy crap, I though other regimes fell in grace. We're tripping over our own dicks and diving headfirst into our own feces.
Nero stole an orphan boy off the street, castrated him, and had him assume the identity of Nero's dead wife
It doesnt feel too far off from that really. They always did want to be Rome.
you and givesomefucks always have the worst comments on any thread.
Who wants to tell them?
Lefties around here don't actually want to win and govern anything.
American lefties are about as toxic and malformed as the rest of America really so it’s no surprise. I have never experienced as much racism, Thats, shit slinging and conservative tactics from the American left as I have in the last 2 years. And let’s be clear im talking about the AMERICAN left.
The leftists around the world know how twisted a leftists American view is. It’s still the same world police “we know best and you better like it” attitude as the right but with opposite beliefs. At its core it is still very American and filled with hate and vitriol, even if the message is good. Americans have no chill, they’re in a shark tank so it’s no surprise their entire method is to be assholes