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Anti-ICE commercials encouraging agents to 'walk away' set to hit the air Thanksgiving weekend (www.themirror.com)

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The commercials are meant to speak "directly to ICE agents who may be grappling with guilt, burnout, or moral conflict over their work" – providing a counterpoint to ICE recruitment commercials and to commercials where Noem advises migrants to self-deport.

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[–] DaddleDew@lemmy.world 53 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (8 children)

From what I've seen, a lot of ICE agents are being malicious because they've convinced themselves that the people they're hurting are deserving of it somehow. They really think that they're the "good guys". Others crave the ability to power trip and bully people.

I'm not sure that trying to make most of them feel shame for what they do will work.

I might be wrong though. People's morality can be heavily influenced by their perception of their social circle's judgment of their actions. Letting them get a peek outside of their echo chamber might actually have an effect.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 20 points 1 day ago (1 children)

We've tried nothing, and we're all out ideas!

[–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Trying to appeal to the empathy, ethics, and morality of fascists who posses none of those traits is certainly... a choice.

[–] ApathyTree@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If it works on even a few it’s worth it.

We are at the point, I think, and have been for entirely too long, where it’s appropriate to throw everything at the wall and see what sticks.

That’s not to say we should be limited to stuff like this, just that there’s no reason not to include stuff like this.

[–] nulluser@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

This! I'm so sick of people on here that just shoot everything down as ineffective.

"That won't work." "That's pointless." "Why bother?"

Then STFU, get out of your armchair, and do something that you think will work, asshat!

Pretty sure most of them are the same people behind those foreign accounts outed on Xitter that are just here to demoralize us.

[–] supamanc@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

It's a good choice, because it shows that those qualities exist.

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