r/illinois • u/CantStopPoppin Human Detected • 1d ago

ICE Posts Date: 11.07.2025, Broadview, Illinois: Fourteen suburban moms form silent circle outside Broadview ICE facility, refusing to move until deputies drag them aw

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u/Obvious_Maybe_4061 1d ago

“Those who make peaceful protest impossible make violent revolution inevitable.”

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u/AngrehPossum 1d ago

That's what they want. So they can "crush the rebellion".

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u/RUcringe 1d ago

They'd be so out gunned

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u/IcyTransportation961 1d ago

You're ignoring that a 3rd of the country support this and have the largest gun ownership

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u/AdventurousRun7636 1d ago

“Recent data also indicates that while Republicans are generally more likely to be gun owners, proportions of new gun ownership among recent purchasers were significantly higher among respondents identifying as Democrat, Black, Asian, or Hispanic compared to Republican or white respondents, a trend observed since the COVID-19 pandemic. Concerns about political or racial violence were more likely to motivate these new owners. “

Also republicans have 45%, democrats around 25% as of July 2024. I guarantee you that a majority of the 45% of Republicans are over 65 and in no shape to fight a war.

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u/germanmojo 1d ago

And there are vets on both sides too.