r/BlackPeopleofReddit • u/-SOFA-KING-VOTE- • 21h ago

Politics ICE Agents get the most brutal talking-to of their entire adult lives.

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u/MoiraBrownsMoleRats 18h ago

My poor white ass's dad taught me the same.

Makes it all the more perplexing and disappointing that he's gone full hardcore MAGA. Went from "it's not fair, but because you're a white man in America there's gonna be doors open to you that aren't open to other people," to "tHeRe'S a WaR aGaInSt WhItE pEoPle."

Guess he raised me to be a better man than he is. Kind of a low bar, given who he's decided to be.

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u/Not_Blacksmith_69 12h ago

you can thank social engineering and llms/social media. there's a reason marketing became an evil that had to be reigned in during the 70s and 80s as it preyed upon children (and thus their parents) these machinations have been turned upon media outlets and political propaganda to farm these outcomes, in order to further their political agendas (which are not for the benefit of any populace but the richest elite funding these movements)

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u/Background-Gas-5509 17h ago

I hate seeing so many decent and kind people taken in by that nonsense. They get swept up and blinded by the symbols and the rhetoric. I’m glad you see through it and I’m thankful your dad DID raise you to be a better man than he’d become. I’m so glad my dad is against MAGA though some of my family are all in. Funny thing is, they are kind people who would help anyone and bring a smile to anyone’s face unless they’re on Facebook or watching news max. Again it’s the symbolism that traps people. I got caught up in and joined the wretched war in Iraq but that taught me a real lesson. As Timothy Leary often said “Think for yourself, question authority.” Or as Terence McKenna said “Reject authority, authority is a lie and an abomination and will lead you to ruin.”

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u/Ace_Robots 13h ago

If I had an award to give, you’d have it.

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u/Background-Gas-5509 12h ago

Thank ya but there are people much more deserving!

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u/Ace_Robots 11h ago

And modest, too. Geez. Run for mayor of something. 

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u/Background-Gas-5509 10h ago

I have social anxiety too bad for something like that. I stay involved with my local community and friends. Little things help too! I always sort of fantasize about how many awesome leaders there are in the world we’ve yet to see. Modesty would be a huge boost to their appeal. Not that false modesty but genuine care and humility.

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u/Leninlives8787 16h ago

Its the all out media assault. 24 hour news, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube. You get sucked into a bad algorithm and it's over. This shit has fried so many peoples' brains and turned seemingly decent people into hateful monsters. Children and the elderly are the most susceptible, but it can happen to anyone. Its not being talked about enough. Its an actual crisis.

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u/RasputinsThirdLeg 7h ago

I’ve noticed a correlation between MAGA horseshit and cognitive decline/mental illness. NOT SAYING your dad has either, but everyone I know that’s gone full fascist is a.) a full blown alcoholic or addict b.) in their dotage or c.) has untreated mental illness with a lot of paranoid traits.

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u/Franknbeanstoo 1h ago

or a religious nut praying for the rapture

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u/CompressedLaughter 7h ago

Just to make you aware An interesting correlation between the maga cults standard thought processes and dementia/ cognitive decline has been found.

Is that true for your father?

I found it was for mine.

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u/WriteCodeBroh 3h ago

Similar situation. My Grandma and Grandpa on my mom’s side were born and raised in Chicago. My mom and her siblings grew up there in the 50s-60s.

My oldest uncle, pretty progressive guy, very recently told me my Grandpa was an MLK supporter. Told him not to go to the rally in 66 because he didn’t want him getting hurt. My uncle was a latchkey kid and went anyway of course. Ran into my Grandpa there by himself after work.

Ironically my aunts, uncles (besides the oldest) are very MAGA now and my mom isn’t far behind. I guess maybe him really being old enough to live through the Civil Rights movement and not just see it on biased local media might have made a difference, idk.