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[a character looks sad in front of a sad city, under the sunset]
Things aren't looking great…
It sucks when the state kills people
Wish we could do something about it

[the character is now in front of their TV, showing ICE agents surrounding a bleeding corpse on the floor]
Wait… this time they killed WHITE people
This means it could happen to me too?!

[an angry crowd is demonstrating, holding various signs such as…]
THIS TIME YOU'VE GONE TOO FAR
I DRAW THE LINE HERE
TOLERATE NO MORE

2025-31-12, Keith Porter, shot and killed by ICE agents
2025-09-12, Silverio Villegas González, shot and killed by ICE agents
2025-07-28, Jaime Alanis Garcia, shot and killed by ICE agents

27 shootings by ICE in 2025,
8 of which were lethal

31 deaths in ICE custody in 2025

11 deaths in ICE custody in 2024
7 deaths in ICE custody in 2023
3 deaths in ICE custody in 2022
5 deaths in ICE custody in 2021
18 deaths in ICE custody in 2020
9 deaths in ICE custody in 2019
9 deaths in ICE custody in 2028

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[–] nublug@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

how tf is saying you should've been mad sooner 'discouraging' being mad now? the only discouragement here is you tools saying - yet again, for the infinite time - that it's 'not the right time' to discuss racism.

sus glow

[–] polydactyl@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

The other side of this coin is:

Why weren’t you speaking out about this two weeks ago? Why wait till people are outraged and moving toward taking action to say “Sure, you guys are all up in arms when it’s a white person…”

Like I said, it’s always time, except for right when people are about to fight back and you kill enthusiasm and momentum. This seems so obvious I don’t understand how you don’t understand, and it makes me think you are right wing troll. Because if you truly care about race equality, why choose now. The fight that might come would benefit EVERYONE who isn’t a racist, rich, white person.

[–] ieGod@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

The answer should be obvious; it's shame. Shame alters peoples perception of themselves and their role in a larger populace. You probably don't want to diminish their capacity to act, as that will yield less effective action overall.