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Ms. Toad

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9. That suggests to me a level of privilege which allows you to have no concerns.

Reply to LexVegas (Reply #1)

Fri May 9, 2025, 06:08 PM

May 9

I am not particularly worried for myself - my citizenship goes back multiple generations on both sides of the family, and I'm white.

But I am worried about my adopted Afghan nephew and niece and their newborn child. I am worried about my professor's brown son who looks hispanic. I am worried about my high school sweetheart whose gender is not the same as her birthdate, and countless others.

If I, with my privilege, don't start caring and challenging, they will be gone (or, as to my high school sweetheart, confined to the US because her passport will be stripped from her).

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Can i ask just three questions? [View all] bluestarone May 9 OP

I have no concern about ICE fucking with me. Fuck em. nt LexVegas May 9 #1

I'm curious...why the lack of concern? LuckyCharms May 9 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author marble falls May 9 #4

You see what they are doing in DC? bluestarone May 9 #5

I have seen the videos and it is horrible. nt LexVegas May 9 #7

And getting killed themselves by doing so. Kaleva May 9 #8

Gotta start someplace. bluestarone May 9 #11

And it's easy to impersonate a cop when uniforms and badges aren't required Ponietz May 9 #10

Yes, HOW do we know? bluestarone May 9 #15

'We don't have to tell you" greatly increases the chances for an armed violent response Ponietz May 9 #23

How is a good citizen supposed to react when a van full of masked men pull up and force a woman into the back? Midnight Writer May 9 #34

Absolutely!! bluestarone May 9 #36

That suggests to me a level of privilege which allows you to have no concerns. Ms. Toad May 9 #9

What you describe for yourself is privilege. ICE will not fuck with you. nt LexVegas May 9 #13

My point, precisely. Ms. Toad May 9 #16

I dont have the benefit of your privilege but I still aint scared of ICE. nt LexVegas May 9 #19

I don't know if that's good - or not. Ms. Toad May 9 #21

You may be right. nt LexVegas May 9 #24

If i'm reading you right bluestarone May 9 #22

ICE will fuck with whomever they want to. LuckyCharms May 9 #18

I get what you're saying but I care about the message as well as the people. underpants May 9 #30

That's actually four questions. marble falls May 9 #3

I count 3? bluestarone May 9 #6

Ha! BeerBarrelPolka May 9 #17

Clevelander, eh? marble falls May 9 #25

Born and raised eastsider BeerBarrelPolka May 9 #27

Near Westsider here. I didn't get to Chicago until my forties. Frankie Yankovic rules! marble falls May 9 #29

. BeerBarrelPolka May 9 #31

I was W 43rd St and Lorain. I was in Hinsdale and worked in Riverside in Chicago. Great commute. ... marble falls May 9 #32

I BeerBarrelPolka May 9 #33

We moved to Parma Hieghts '59 0r '60. Just a move straight down W.25. My dad managed a ... marble falls May 9 #35

Small world BeerBarrelPolka May 9 #37

My Question hannah May 9 #12

They know he's going to win JustAnotherGen May 9 #14

Replying to myself hannah May 9 #20

In the pics I saw from DC, they had their faces covered underpants May 9 #26

Ask Anonymous to Assist ZDU May 9 #28