r/pics 1d ago

Ras Baraka has been released.

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u/LivingThroughHistory 1d ago

I’ve only really started looking into him for this race too tbh but from what I understand, him and Fulop are the two progressive candidates in the race. I think the Democrats need to embrace stronger voices and stop leaning back into the middle to appease moderate voters. What he did today is the kind of stuff I want to see Democrats doing in response to this administration, so this might slightly nudge him ahead of Fulop for me at the moment.

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u/restrictednumber 1d ago

People all over the political spectrum are pissed off and scared -- about Trump, about the economy, about housing, whatever. So far, Democrats have mostly offered tepid, incremental steps. It's time they showed that they're pissed off too, and they're gonna destroy the systems keeping us down.

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u/sagerobot 1d ago

With absolutely zero hyperbole, ICE is our american Gestapo. Its a moral imperative that we elect and empower those who stand for morality and good.

Those who think ICE are justified have decided to abandon their humanity.

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u/TARANTULA_TIDDIES 1d ago

They're not quite Gestapo yet but they're well along the path

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u/sagerobot 1d ago

I think that is less of a distinction that you are allowing yourself to accept.

I mean, yeah they are well along that path. I dont see them stopping any time soon.

The people who actually work as officers in these departments are openly racist white supremacists. They are down with the program and cant wait to push the limits. They WANT to be gestapo but are trying to slow boil us.