To combat this erosion of values, we must recognize that ICE defies constitutional and democratic ideals. It must be abolished or completely overhauled. We must demand an immediate course correction so our government reflects our true principles.

Bystanders are morally complicit because their silence signals to the state that abuse and persecution can proceed unchallenged. When people prioritize their own stake in a system over the lives and well-being of others, their "neutrality" becomes a functional tool for the oppressor.

Great evils aren't the work of "monsters"; they’re carried out by ordinary people trading their conscience for a paycheck or the comfort of following orders. By outsourcing their thinking to the state, these individuals use propaganda and dehumanization to ignore the human cost of their actions.

Social bonds dissolve quickly when individuals are given a uniform and a sense of superiority over those they previously knew. This phenomenon makes it easier for ordinary people with good values to ignore their conscience and act irregularly. This is the situation we find ourselves in now.

Karl Stojka, an Auschwitz survivor, one said: "It was not Hitler or Himmler who abducted me, beat me and shot my family. It was the shoemaker, the milkman, the neighbor, who received a uniform and then believed they were the master race."

ICE has shifted from security enforcement to overreaching its mandate, abusing power through aggressive surveillance and interior tactics that disproportionately target noncriminal immigrants. This work is carried out by ordinary citizens and neighbors rather than just politicians.

See more on this here: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

2/2 However, proposals like preemption don't eliminate power, they relocate it. By attempting to pre-empt state-level AI legislation, the executive branch isn't only reducing regulatory oversight; it's consolidating regulatory authority from the states to the federal executive.

You’re a light spreader.

What’s funny and also sad is that when I read this I had to do a double take to make sure it was @theonion.com because it sounded plausible given who you’re writing about.

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