Nah, Y'all Got It

I'm writing this way later than I'd care to. I saw a post that reiterated that it was solely the action of voters of Trump that led to the formation of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that's fueled the current state of (extended) crisis for those who have seen this harm be perpetuated for decades now (and an extension of it for even longer). This chosen sports-like behavior, "it's their fault!", "they opted for it", allows the State to run blameless, unchecked and unaccountable for its action.

This violence we see today is what those who are impacted by immigration on a personal level see happen to them irregardless of who is in charge because this is the modus operandi of American domestic policy. Dissent is not to be tolerated, as described by President Barack Obama during the Ferguson uprising just as President Trump declared implicitly after the "illegal" arrest of a Palestinian student advocate. The level of anger is righteous and should be made into the opposing party's line of defense. But this can't happen as long as that party remains the center-right one.

So, for those who are playing into the idea of sports-driven politics, please reserve that energy for community action and aid. Talk to the people who need defense instead of throwing digital tomatoes at people who won't ever see or care about what you post into a digital void.

An Addendum I really need people to stop scrolling and read a bit more. Namely two books, It Did Happen Here and The Black Antifascist Tradition; because what we're seeing is a very American tradition and it's integral to its operation. Neither major party will make efforts to dismantle the systems that they profit from in social, political and economic class.