▲ 443 ▼ Minnesota politician shot and killed, another injured in "targeted political violence" (www.nbcnews.com) submitted 1 year ago by floofloof@lemmy.ca to c/politics@lemmy.world 34 comments fedilink hide all child comments cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/66814240 How is this not bigger news?
[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 18 points 1 year ago (1 child) I'll be out there today in solidarity with your democracy. The people are the last bastion of resistance to fascism. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago* (2 children) I appreciate the sentiment, but you'd be acting more wisely by working simultaneously to oppose the rise of fascism in your own country. Show solidarity, sure, but use your rallies to build coalitions to allow you to organize against the budding problems with Trump-style politicians in Canada. It was only by the disgrace of Trump's overreach that you didn't wind up with a PM that was much like him. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Tryenjer@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) In my country in Europe, the news didn't even give any context as to why it happened. They said that the robbers disguised themselves as police officers, and they didn't even mention ICE and the fact that the current administration allows this force to arrest people without a warrant and without wearing a badge proving that they are indeed police. Hell, they can even walk around with their faces covered, for God's sake. I'm really surprised that a case of impostors like this is only being reported now, so late. There have probably been many other situations, but they went unnoticed by the media. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Cosmonauticus@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago American living in Germany here. I'm shocked how often everyone is asking me about why there are "riots" in LA and they know nothing about the ICE raids and lack of due process for ommigrants. My only reasoning is news organizations are doing this on purpose but I can't understand why permalink fedilink source parent [–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago Obviously, yes. Those topics were touched on at the local rally. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago* (2 children) I appreciate the sentiment, but you'd be acting more wisely by working simultaneously to oppose the rise of fascism in your own country. Show solidarity, sure, but use your rallies to build coalitions to allow you to organize against the budding problems with Trump-style politicians in Canada. It was only by the disgrace of Trump's overreach that you didn't wind up with a PM that was much like him. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Tryenjer@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) In my country in Europe, the news didn't even give any context as to why it happened. They said that the robbers disguised themselves as police officers, and they didn't even mention ICE and the fact that the current administration allows this force to arrest people without a warrant and without wearing a badge proving that they are indeed police. Hell, they can even walk around with their faces covered, for God's sake. I'm really surprised that a case of impostors like this is only being reported now, so late. There have probably been many other situations, but they went unnoticed by the media. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Cosmonauticus@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago American living in Germany here. I'm shocked how often everyone is asking me about why there are "riots" in LA and they know nothing about the ICE raids and lack of due process for ommigrants. My only reasoning is news organizations are doing this on purpose but I can't understand why permalink fedilink source parent [–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago Obviously, yes. Those topics were touched on at the local rally. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tryenjer@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) In my country in Europe, the news didn't even give any context as to why it happened. They said that the robbers disguised themselves as police officers, and they didn't even mention ICE and the fact that the current administration allows this force to arrest people without a warrant and without wearing a badge proving that they are indeed police. Hell, they can even walk around with their faces covered, for God's sake. I'm really surprised that a case of impostors like this is only being reported now, so late. There have probably been many other situations, but they went unnoticed by the media. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Cosmonauticus@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago American living in Germany here. I'm shocked how often everyone is asking me about why there are "riots" in LA and they know nothing about the ICE raids and lack of due process for ommigrants. My only reasoning is news organizations are doing this on purpose but I can't understand why permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Cosmonauticus@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago American living in Germany here. I'm shocked how often everyone is asking me about why there are "riots" in LA and they know nothing about the ICE raids and lack of due process for ommigrants. My only reasoning is news organizations are doing this on purpose but I can't understand why permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago Obviously, yes. Those topics were touched on at the local rally. permalink fedilink source parent