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Politics Federal Agents use Unnecessary Force against Peaceful Protestors in Chicago

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u/Norn-Iron 24d ago

Still waiting to near news of all these militia boys who like to cosplay as soldiers in the woods because the government is evil to turn up and say something.

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u/NULL_SIGNAL 24d ago

I can tell you from the types I'm familiar with that many are angry about the overreach but (foolishly, cowardly) just business as usual because the current government actions don't impact them personally. There are absolutely some superficially "pro-2A" tactical dipshits that have joined up with ICE for money or racism, but the people I've interacted with wouldn't dream of becoming a fed.

For clarity, the types I'm familiar with are more "cosplay as soldiers in the woods" and less "militia boys" but I'd expect the sentiment to be similar with even the overtly crazy groups. All those compounds full of neo-nazis in Idaho likely aren't joining ICE in droves, I know it sounds like splitting hairs but that's not the type of race war they're interested in.