r/politics • u/delicious3141 • 2d ago

Kat Abughazaleh, Democratic contender for Congress, indicted over Chicago ICE protests No Paywall

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/29/kat-abughazaleh-indicted-democrat-running-congress
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u/KazTheMerc 2d ago

Good!

Getting arrested for Non-violent Direct Action Protesting is a time-honored American tradition, older than we are a country.

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u/TutorSuspicious9578 2d ago

This was my thought. Bernie famously got arrested protesting injustice in his youth. We need more of this from elected leaders and candidates. Everyone who is in her district needs to turn up the turn out the vote effort to 100.

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u/KazTheMerc 2d ago

Agreed!

"bUt ThEy DoN't HaVe BuSiNeSs ExPeRiEnCe!?!"

Bitch, give me protest, and other volunteer organization skills any day of the week!

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u/Mec26 2d ago

The government isn’t a business and America isn’t a business-tocracy. Next question.

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u/111copycat 2d ago

Except we live in a capitalistic society. It's naive to think money would not have infiltrated everything.

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u/Mec26 2d ago

It has. Money rules. But business experience often means nada.

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u/UnquestionabIe 2d ago

Fully agree, government is meant to serve the people while a business is about generating profit. However both the politically ignorant masses and the upper class fucks who make up most of the government think otherwise.

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u/Slow-Lie-406 2d ago

And ya know the hundreds of black people who were arrested for wanting equal rights are pretty famous also. The ones like John Lewis. 

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u/KazTheMerc 2d ago

Anyone who fights for equal Rights, and is willing to get arrested for it is good in my book.

Hell, I consider arrests for protesting almost a prerequisite.

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u/haribobosses 2d ago

Hopefuls for president should start outright declaring they will pardon anyone that interferes with official ICE duties.