i mean they are largely that but a key component of that kind of person is *it’s only fun when you are acting completely unchallenged.* the power fantasy is part of it. getting to be sadistic, but everyone hates you and throws garbage at you, is only fun for stephen miller.
I mean they *are* thugs in it for sadistic lulz, but that doesn't mean they're prepared for any serious pushback. It's fun for them when they get to push around helpless victims, not when they have to do anything resembling actually fighting for it.
The argument made upthread (and elsewhere on Bluesky) is that national guard & US military *aren't* the love children of Proud Boys & Imperial stormtroopers
ICE isn't the national guard OR us military, it's a secret police organization founded in the aftermath of 9/11 and it is largely made up of hateful assholes, sorry to tell you thia
It can also simultaneously be true they are a psycho thug force in it to bust brown people heads, but also be demoralized because it’s miserable and people yell at you all the time and they thought it would be fun
“[The hours are good, though] now you come to mention it, most of the minutes are pretty lousy. Except some of the shouting I quite like. RESISTANCE IS FUTILE!”
If only they would quit and write bad poetry instead. 😕
humans are social creatures which is why people will often conform to group dynamics even if they don't like them and think they are wrong. having absolutely everyone treat you like shit continously is bad for human psyches.
There is no reasonable way to watch what ICE has been doing--storming elementary schools and arresting people right outside courthouses and immigration offices on their scheduled court dates--and not conclude that they're enjoying it.
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If only they would quit and write bad poetry instead. 😕