This right here. Spreading "perfect victim" or "innocence" narratives is dangerous and cedes ground on the fact that *all* people deserve dignity, humane treatment, and access to due process. Feeding into perfect victim or innocence narratives isn't just irresponsible messaging, it is copaganda. - ThreadSky

interruptcrim.bsky.social • 2 days ago

This right here. Spreading "perfect victim" or "innocence" narratives is dangerous and cedes ground on the fact that *all* people deserve dignity, humane treatment, and access to due process. Feeding into perfect victim or innocence narratives isn't just irresponsible messaging, it is copaganda.

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It is really bothering me (understatement) that the message is “bring back that one innocent guy” and not “WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK SHUT DOWN THIS WHOLE OPERATION IMMEDIATELY.”

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peter-butler.bsky.social•2 days ago

Do we need to make the individual cases to then make the larger case? (I am not a lawyer)

Merwil Gutiérrez
Andry Hernandez Romero
Neri Jose Alvarado Borges

jbenmenachem.com•2 days ago

I will have a piece out tomorrow on this 8~)

interruptcrim.bsky.social•2 days ago

can't wait to read!

jbenmenachem.com•1 day ago

It's up! https://bsky.app/profile/jbenmenachem.com/post/3lmzr7qockc2o

navinpokala.bsky.social•1 day ago

The reason for Due Process is so we don't have to trust incompetent thugs who are also the idiots who enacted huge tariffs on an island populated only by penguins, and put our Navy pilots in danger by planning military attacks via emoji-filled group chats on an insecure app.
https://bsky.app/profile/meidastouch.com/post/3lmxzi56ms22j

interruptcrim.bsky.social•2 days ago

How we talk about migration and borders has a direct effect on how we respond to escalating state violence against migrants, how we fight criminalization and defend against deportations.

We'll be talking about this more on April 22 at 11 AM ET in this free workshop: https://bit.ly/migrationeditionevent

stephenreed1131.bsky.social•2 days ago

We have to take what we can get. Practically no one gave a shit about the broader message back in March. We had Democrat senators calling it a political loser. When we live in a fascist Nazi state chosen by the people, we can't suddenly expect them to care about routine Nazi shit.

stephenreed1131.bsky.social•2 days ago

Have to start with one case, the
most clear cut example, as a lightning rod to get the cruel sick fucks in this country to wake up. Once they finally cede an inch that Nazi war crimes maybe are not such a good idea, hopefully they will be open to that broader message.

geoffreymoses.bsky.social•2 days ago

I really don't think focusing on the more-sympathetic examples is going to make anyone care about less-sympathetic ones.

(To be clear, they're all sympathetic to me; I'm just following the logic of this kind of strategizing.)

stephenreed1131.bsky.social•2 days ago

I think it might. Once someone who either wasn't paying attention or perhaps was mildly supportive of MAGA realizes they are capable of this levwl of depravity and grossly lying about it, could open them up to a whole range of possibilities for other cases. We need Trump as unpopular as possible.

geoffreymoses.bsky.social•2 days ago

Well, I hope you're right.

clogsoveralabama.bsky.social•2 days ago

That was my thought: Abrego is the litmus test, the canary in the coalmine. If the regime won't do the right thing even when they themselves admitted they were in error in shipping to CECOT, then it follows they won't do the right thing *ever.*

tm71.bsky.social•2 days ago

Yes. Setting aside that they are ALL innocent until found guilty, this is all abominable. It’s cruel and unusual. It’s torture. It’s inhumane. It’s vile. It’s EVIL. And sickening. And I think elected Republicans are overestimating even their voters appetite for such absolute GROTESQUE abuse.

arcendus.bsky.social•1 day ago

Exactly.

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