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by throw0101d 165 days ago
> There's basically nothing the American people can do short term.

If there are ICE agents in your area follow and film them. Create evidence of their jackboot tactics.

Most folks do not like force/violence, and the more people see the jackboot policies and actions of one side, the more folks will lean towards the side(s) that are against those policies.

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58% of Americans were okay with goverment shooting at protesting students at Kent State shooting.
53% of Americans say that the ICE agent for shooting the woman in Minneapolis:

* https://xcancel.com/YouGovAmerica/status/2010853750618063016

In a different poll 53% say Trump is doing "too much" to deport illegal immigrants (up from 44% in March):

* https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/12/15/growing-s...

The source for this [1] is more nuanced (someone can be both "not okay" with it while also blaming the victims), but it's true that survey respondents were five times more likely to blame the students than the National Guard.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_State_shootings#cite_note...