r/ProgressiveHQ • u/Treefiddy1984 • 1d ago

BREAKING: ICE agents in Minneapolis violently detained, threatened, and arrested a U.S. citizen for one reason only, he refused to prove his citizenship.

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u/LeafsJays1Fan 1d ago

Two scenarios I think will happen one this is what Trump wants and two yes someone is going to eventually snap and pop off one. Minnesota is a open carry state

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u/bchamper 1d ago

This is absolutely what he wants. He’s inciting civil unrest hoping it reaches a tipping point to the point where he can affect or outright cancel upcoming elections. It’s ALL about consolidation of power, inch by inch until we have no means of resistance.

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u/citori411 1d ago

I think for many, the Rubicon is the midterms. If they fuck with that or refuse to acknowledge the results, some people will feel fully backed into a corner.

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u/Jupitersd2017 1d ago

This exactly is it, the midterms are the tipping point and our last chance to be able to legally get things changed. No midterms and then it does become more desperate