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Get the “ but we’re liberals 🤓” joke out now.

Obviously we’re very far left and vocal about being anti establishment, some things I’ve seen posted here, whilst I won’t admit I agree with :) are pretty sus from a feds perspective. If the site was raided and if people were subject to arrests, what do you think they would be charged with? We’re obviously on a list of course but the same can be said about all people tbh so I don’t really care about that, but since the political sphere in the US is becoming more mask off fash from both parties especially the drump comment about “enemy within” what do you think the future is? Also what crime is committed exactly? Might be a weird example but places like Georgia are racially targeting rappers by using their lyrics as evidence that they have committed crimes, couldn’t something similar happen here on this space? Does anyone have any examples of what the crime committed would be exactly or does it fall under freeze-peach.

I think it’s already been alarming for years but even more so with the multitude of arrests of people in support of Palestine including students who were just present at protests. I’ve seen people on here say we have to be organized etc in order for feds to take an initiative, but who knows exactly.

I just wanna know what crime and what jail I’ll be sent to if it all comes to that

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Extremely unlikely purely due to the optics and inevitable pushback. Simply isn't worth it for any government to go far because it will explode in their faces.

What they will do is what they've been doing. Make protesting more and more illegal and then when people go from rhetoric (which they don't care about... they just don't. Everyone here chirping is powerless) to actual action and get arrested under newer more draconian laws, the prosecutors won't have anything to pin most people with, but oh oops look this guy posts two years ago he thought it would be funny to bring soup cans to a protest. If you have a shitty lawyer... might just be fucked. Probably get charged with some bullshit about attempting to incite a riot. Maybe Stephen "Adolf" Miller will get some executive orders pushed through instructing the FBI/ATF/NSA (whoever else) to broaden the definition of terrorism to include being vocally anti-Israel or anti-police so when you get picked up protesting your life gets stamped out.

As far as some sort of goonsquad Gestapo going door to door arresting the best posters... never say never, etc. but that's one of the most unlikely events, imo. The feds love and have a history of "let them cook..." then they throw everything you ever said ever in your face in court. Make some prominent "examples", the chirping quiets down, they got what they wanted.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago

As far as some sort of goonsquad Gestapo going door to door arresting the best posters...

It's also a waste of resources. Even if you were summarily executing anyone who uses the word "problematic" or "imperialist" online, the amount of people and material resources needed to get that done is huge, with relatively no pay-off. Any frothingfash who's already on board with anything fascist the government does will not care too much, and it's likely many other, less radicalized people won't like it when friends and family are disappearing constantly into black vans.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

All I do is post fake news what would they do to me

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

make an example of you to inspire fear in others, like the Cop City bail fund organizers

(probably not)

(but maybe)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

If anything Melina getting thrown in a black van would be a plus 1 for the Feds considering how much people hate fake news

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

Depends if you mean fake news or "fake news".

One of these results in you being a sort of shadow chief of staff (Bannon style until he felt out of favor).

One results in, well...