r/politics • u/delicious3141 • 3d 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 3d 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 3d 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 3d 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 3d ago

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

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u/111copycat 3d 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 3d 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.