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▲ causesothere 2 hours ago

This is a weapon that will be deployed primarily against their own citizens.

▲samudrijan 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

The “border” extends 100 miles in-land from the actual border and encompasses 2/3 of the US population. DHS needs to be dismantled stat.

▲10111001 2 hours ago | parent [-]

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▲kec an hour ago | parent | next [-]

DHS was founded in 2003, as was ICE. The country got along for 227 years without these organizations, they aren't some bedrock thing from time immemorial.

Recognizing that the current structure and mode of operation of these organizations is problematic and leading to bad outcomes also doesn't mean flipping to fully open borders with zero law enforcement as some imply every time this is brought up.

▲mcmcmc an hour ago | parent [-]

> DHS was founded in 2003, as was ICE. The country got along for 227 years without these organizations

Almost like something happened shortly before then that caused a seismic shift in our national security posture…

▲grandpajoey an hour ago | parent [-]

The biggest false flag of all time, which led directly to the fascist policies we're talking about and the death of millions of innocent people in the Middle East? I wonder who benefited from that huh?

▲mcmcmc 6 minutes ago | parent [-]

[delayed]

▲causesothere an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

DHS is brand new, has caused horror and terror, and soaked up tons of funding that could go to literally anything else.

It doesn't need to exist. Keep the customs checks, keep the border crossing folks. Keep port inspections. Run ourselves like a normal country and like we did for hundreds of years.

Shit is just reactionary nonsense after 9-11.

▲gessha an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Re 2: There’s so many gov agencies with overlapping responsibilities that I’m actually surprised you ask this. You can totally close a number of them and still have a functioning government on paper. Reality might turn out different.

As per your second question, I have no answer. Dems are so dysfunctional it’s beyond parody.

▲VCFundedGenYer an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

You don't seem to be grasping the severity of the situation if all you care about is "what do you want as a replacement?"

▲nonethewiser an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

At the border?

▲barbazoo 40 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

At the next protest against the government.

▲encoderer 26 minutes ago | parent [-]

The tin foil hatters get the last laugh

▲scottyah 12 minutes ago | parent [-]

Have you seen tin foil in a microwave? I think they'll be the first to stop laughing :(

▲causesothere an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

My sweet summer child. You know how LRADs are deployed against US civilians? You know how chemical munitions are deployed against US civilians? (Specifically munitions that are considered illegal to deploy in war, but are apparently acceptable to deploy by police?) How flashbang grenades launched from handheld launchers are deployed against US civilians? How about the military personnel carriers and MRAPs?

You think those didn't start as restricted to some theater of war?

Go read up on the 1033 program. Or the DHS Grant Program, the Justice Assistance Grant program, or the 1122 program.

▲thunderfork an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

Today, the border; tomorrow, hand-me-downs to every cop shop in the country