Two days after an ICE agent shot and killed Renée Good in Minneapolis, Rep. Roger Williams issued an ultimatum to the Trump administration’s critics in Minnesota and beyond.
“People need to quit demonstrating, quit yelling at law enforcement, challenging law enforcement, and begin to get civil,” the Texas Republican told NewsNation. “And until we do that, I guess we’re going to have it this way. And the people that are staying in their homes or doing the right thing need to be protected.”
That’s a pretty clear encapsulation of MAGA-world’s views on dissent these days. You aren’t supposed to protest. You aren’t supposed to “yell at” or “challenge” the militarized federal agents occupying your city. And anyone who wants to be “protected” should probably just stay “in their homes.” Williams isn’t some fringe backbencher; he’s a seven-term congressman who chairs the House Small Business Committee. He is announcing de facto government policy.
For nearly a year, President Donald Trump and his allies have been engaged in an escalating assault on the First Amendment. The administration has systematically targeted or threatened many of Trump’s most prominent critics: massive law firms, Jimmy Kimmel, even, at one point, Elon Musk. But it’s worth keeping in mind that some of the earliest victims of the president’s second-term war on speech were far less powerful.
Would be interesting to see what happens when a white mother gets shot on video in a major Texas city.
Exact same as Minneapolis. They’ll justify it and it’ll keep happening until they are made to stop.
Commented here.
It would be a liberal city like Austin, so it would be treated the exact same way.
Yeah but my point is that mass protests in Austin, likely with more guns per capita would force mr republican maggot here to put up repression where his mouth is. Which might cause more resistance, leading to potentially different results.
A white mother has already been shot.
They don’t care
A lesbian, white mother was shot.
They don’t see her as part of the in-group, so they still think it won’t happen to themselves. For at least some of them, that tune might change when an unarmed Good, MAGA Christian Girl™ is murdered in her own home away from any protests.
Or maybe that is wishful thinking. A lot of them are simply hypocritical psychopaths who think life is a zero-sum game where they win by making others suffer.
I think at this point it’s wishful thinking, unfortunately. Look at how many people have joined up for ICE.
ICE has been complaining about a lack of recruits since this began. And among those willing, only like 20% are even able to pass their extremely lax physical fitness test
Like, would it change MAGAts minds? Or would more bystanders be 2Aers?
The latter for sure. Maybe some of the former too.
This is very odd and disgusting to wish for. Stay safe out there people. Making your voice heard is an American right don’t wish for more violence.
I did not wish for it.
Maybe using an if instead of a when. Idk.
Yeah, probably would be more accurate.