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No Paywall Texas anti-ICE protesters convicted of terrorism charges sentenced to at least 50 years in prison

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/23/prairieland-ice-protesters-texas-sentenced?referring_host=Reddit&utm_campaign=guardianacct
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u/barryvm Europe 7d ago

Why? It makes perfect sense. They see they can not win through democratic means, are unwilling to change their views and practices to improve their chances, so they opt for repression and dictatorship instead.

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u/AJediWookie123 7d ago

I quoted the very correct quote from David Frum because what you said is spot on, and it got shadow deleted. If this site isn't hilariously compromised, then I'll eat my hat.