Submitted 3 weeks ago by IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com to nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
Asking because of Mahmoud Khalil is trending…
I don’t know if the first amendment still exist anymore 😖
If you are not a straught white man, you will be flirting with deportation. It might get reversed later, and they might “deport” you to a country you have never been, but it will still be a life-changing event.
If you are going to protest, remember to wear a face-covering, never give anyone your full name, leave your cellphone at home, and wear something you can run in.
Also, make sure to be generic. Choose cheap, common clothing that won’t stick out
Not American, so take with a grain of salt. However…
Frankly, if you’re a naturalized citizen at all, you should already be looking over your shoulder and feeling scared right now. They’re deporting legal residents because they don’t like the tattoos they have. They’re disappearing people for being 2SLGBTQ+.
So either you hide, you run, or you stand up. The only real difference is that standing up will make it easier to catch you - but the end result will be the same.
Protesting is the least useful form of collective action. Dont worry if you cant participate in it directly. Its not materially useful.
What you need to do is organize locally and hold your local reps to the fire. Ensure your local elections are run fairly, etc etc.
Help run info ops for naturalized citizens who are comfortable taking direct action. Gather information and make it publicly available. Could be as simple as locating all the charging stations in your state for example. Or dossiers on particularly disgusting ceos.
Plenty of things you can do without directly exposing yourself.
You’re fine for now. Keep protesting, but keep your head in the game if they government starts changing their tactics.
They are going to go after “violent” situations first, so try to avoid those.
They arrested a German guy with a green card the other day, refused to say why, and then tortured him and locked him up.
Unless they’re a millionaire, immigrants are not safe.
A green card is not citizenship, Naturalized means they have full citizenship.
Right now, I’d say absolutely don’t do it. Especially don’t do it if you live in a red state, or are in/near one of the “flashpoint” areas/institutions that are making splashy headlines now.
It’s fucked up, but that’s pragmatic advice. If you cannot deal with the possibility of being illegally detained and deported with zero recourse, you really do need to keep your head down right now, regardless of your skin color… but at the same time, be doubly careful if you’re not white.
I can’t believe I’m writing this about the United States.
Yea thanks, I was probably never gonna protest anyways, I’m not that brave lol, but I was just asking since I’m curious what were the risks for someone like me to do so.
I’m kinda feeling like Snowden at the moment. I mean like: You can criticize the government of your former country (for me that’s PRC), but kinda have to keep a low profile when it comes to the government of your current country. So yea I kinda understand what Snowden is going through.
Absolutely none from the government. We aren’t like Canada, the UK, or Australia. We actually have freedom of speech here.
The first amendment might be dead, but the second one isn’t. Exersize it.
nondescripthandle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
If no consequence comes for not following court order it wouldn’t matter if you were Hunter Biden, they’d deport you and no one could stop them.
Mic_Check_One_Two@reddthat.com 3 weeks ago
And this is the real crux of the issue. If there are no penalties for ignoring the court order, then we have already entered the “we need to start lighting dome-topped buildings on fire” phase of protests. Because if the judicial branch is truly being ignored, then there is nothing to stop it from escalating to straight up “Secret Police disappearing citizens in the dark of night for having dissenting opinions” levels.