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One of the men goes for her phone. The other grabs at her hands. Ozturk screams. Shock and fear ripple through her voice. Two masked women join them, tugging at her backpack, peeling the straps from her shoulders. “I’m going somewhere, I need to call someone,” she pleads. “We’re the police. Relax,” one of the men says in response.

They surround her. Then, one by one, they pull their neck gaiters up to cover their faces. “You don’t look like police,” a voice off screen says. “Why are you hiding your faces?” The questions continue, but the figures don’t respond. Instead, they cuff Ozturk, cross the street, and put her in an unmarked SUV. She is gone.

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[–] Pelicanen@sopuli.xyz 13 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Starts with green card holders, then it progresses to those who weren't born in the US via denaturalization (as the administration has already started with), and finally it gets to all citizens. The people cheering for this are the ones who don't realize that the leopards will eat their faces sooner or later as well.

I don't know if it's related to the culture of American exceptionalism, that people are so used to the idea that they're special and that they won't be affected, that they never even stop to consider the possibility.

[–] veni_vedi_veni@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago

they aren't those people though.

There have already been articles of Trump voters blindsided that their spouses have been deported acting shocked like his policies wouldn't affect them because they thought their relatives were the "good ones" of those people. As if that adminstration isn't just a cudgel they all wanted in the first place...

[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I don’t know if it’s related to the culture of American exceptionalism

It’s because they don’t know it’s happening. My Fox watching dad or ABC/CNN watching Mom will never see this. Some younger relatives I have will never see this. My prepper aunts/uncles will never see this.

I keep saying this over and over again, but… it’s the algorithm. It’s the information environment.