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During the agents’ violent attack on a delivery worker Saturday morning in DC, bystanders repeatedly demanded the agents share their badge numbers. One of them—his face fully obscured by a black balaklava—eventually shot back, “Do I have to answer to you?”

“You guys are ruining this country. You know that, right?” one bystander said to the agents at one point during the incident. An agent, ironically clad in a rainbow face mask, replied “Liberals already ruined it.”

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Last week on stage at the Netroots conference in New Orleans, I spoke with Congresswoman Delia Ramirez (D-IL) about ICE: specifically that she believes it should be abolished. It’s a stance that’s considered far left, but after witnessing ICE and other federal agents in DC this week, abolishing ICE should be the baseline Democratic position.

“ICE is a terrorist organization,” Ramirez told me. “It needs to be defunded and needs to be abolished.”

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[–] Tryenjer@lemmy.world 113 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (4 children)

ICE is becoming a paramilitary organization, Trump's personal army. It isn't really fulfilling its supposed role for which it was created in the first place.

[–] wheezy@lemmy.ml 14 points 15 hours ago

It absolutely is fulfilling the role it was created for. It's just not fulfilling the role that it was stated to be created for.

[–] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 45 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

ICE has a bigger budget than the entire Russian military.

[–] FE80@lemmy.world 10 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

Send ICE to Ukraine; we can get two birds stoned at once.

[–] wheezy@lemmy.ml 15 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

I think most of them would just fight for Putin.

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[–] finitebanjo@piefed.world 17 points 17 hours ago

Critics have been saying that about the ICE for over 2 decades. It's a force that doesn't adhere to congress but instead only the president, it operates without oversight or courts issuing their warrants. It's literally the modern Gestapo.

[–] untorquer@lemmy.world 38 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Right!? It was supposed to be a paramilitary organization that harassed, assaulted, disappeared, and murdered people crossing the border. SMH truly lost their way...

[–] wheezy@lemmy.ml 8 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Liberals surprised Pikachu face when the agency created during the bush administration is fascist.

[–] untorquer@lemmy.world 3 points 15 hours ago

At least he was funny.

[–] cabron_offsets@lemmy.world 88 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

The republican traitor filth must be brought low.

[–] AlecSadler@lemmy.blahaj.zone 32 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

ICE is a terrorist organization, but if they aren't going to abolish it then we need to abolish ICE members. One by one by one.

[–] finitebanjo@piefed.world 15 points 17 hours ago

ICE is something far worse than that. They're the fucking Gestapo.

[–] favoredponcho@lemmy.zip 99 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

What is that agents name and badge number?

[–] griff@lemmings.world 16 points 19 hours ago

what does that agent’s face look like?

[–] chonkyninja@lemmy.world 5 points 18 hours ago
[–] peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 42 points 21 hours ago

Abolishing paramilitaries in all forms should be a baseline Democratic position. It ain't the 1770s anymore.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 41 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

I really don't understand how cons think liberals "ruined" anything. This country could be very great if the cons would stop trying to make everyone's lives miserable by constantly poking their nose where it doesn't belong.

[–] phdepressed@sh.itjust.works 36 points 19 hours ago (3 children)

"Things would be better if it weren't for [group], they're the problem, not the rich." It's a lie as old as civilization and conservatives always fall for it.

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[–] finitebanjo@piefed.world 13 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Wow that sounds familiar, where have I heard language like that before?

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 5 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Every republican since Bush 2?

[–] finitebanjo@piefed.world 5 points 14 hours ago

And Tankies

[–] xxce2AAb@feddit.dk 29 points 22 hours ago

A mid-size nuclear powerplant is required to drive the searchlight that'd enable this level of projection.

[–] favoredponcho@lemmy.zip 10 points 18 hours ago

I lived in DC for 6 years and always wore my seatbelt. Never had any issues. I doubt a senator would be driving through the areas where you would have an issue too.

[–] medicsofanarchy@lemmy.world 34 points 22 hours ago

Meal Team Six is pretty badass with their masks.

[–] griff@lemmings.world 6 points 18 hours ago

ice pricks, ice holes

[–] shiroininja@lemmy.world 7 points 21 hours ago

Bunch of fat ass pussies.

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